Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cane-like
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of (a) cane.

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Old French canebor. Middle English cane English cane Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English canelike From cane + -like.

Inflected Forms

more canelike (comparative) most canelike (superlative) cane-like (alternative)

Questions

What does canelike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of (a) cane.
Where does canelike come from?
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Old French canebor. Middle English cane English cane Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English canelike From cane + -like.

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