Marmot-Like
/ˈmɑːr.mət laɪk/noun
Resembling or characteristic of a marmot.
Did you know?Marmot ultimately entered English through French, whose marmotte may imitate the animal’s repeated whistling call; “like” comes from an ancient Germanic word meaning similar or having the same form.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leig-
“Possibly an ancient root associated with form or appearance; the deeper origin of Germanic like is uncertain.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*galīkaz
“Having the same form or appearance.”
Old English
Old English
gelīc
“Like, similar, resembling.”
Middle French
Old French
marmotte
“Marmot; probably an imitative name connected with the animal’s repeated call.”
14th Century
English
marmot
“A mountain-dwelling rodent, borrowed from French marmotte.”
Modern English
English
marmot-like
“Resembling a marmot, formed by combining marmot with the productive suffix-like.”