"balloonlike" meaning in English

See balloonlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more balloonlike [comparative], most balloonlike [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English balloon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English balloonlike From balloon + -like. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|balloon|-like|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English balloon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English balloonlike [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "like", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*līką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-like", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-like", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "balloonlike", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="balloonlike"> From balloon + -like., {{ety|en|:af|balloon|-like|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *balluz Frankish *ballubor. Medieval Latin balla Italian palla Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian pallonebor. ▲ Italian pallonebor. Middle French ballonbor.? English balloon Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English balloonlike From balloon + -like. Head templates: {{en-adj}} balloonlike (comparative more balloonlike, superlative most balloonlike)
  1. Resembling a balloon in form Translations (Translations): फुग्यासारखा (phugyāsārkhā) [masculine] (Marathi), फुग्यासारखी (phugyāsārkhī) [feminine] (Marathi), फुग्यासारखे (phugyāsārkhe) [neuter] (Marathi), baloniasty (Polish), balonowaty (Polish)
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