English
lichenlike
From lichen + -like.
Formed from lichen + -like
Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- ‘to lick’
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Proto-Hellenic *léikʰō
Ancient Greek λείχω ‘to lick’
Ancient Greek λειχήν ‘Lichen-like disease affecting the skin of…’
Latin līchēn ‘a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing…’
English lichen
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of lichen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lichenlike