golemlike (English)

Where does "golemlike" come from?

The adjective 'golemlike' is a modern English formation created by combining the noun 'golem' with the suffix '-like'[1]. The root noun 'golem' entered English from the Hebrew 'gólem'[2].

Full etymology tree

• golemlike (English), 'Resembling or characteristic of a golem.'
  • derived golem (English), 'A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.'
    • inherited גלם (gólem) (Hebrew), 'defective spelling of גולם'
  • suffix -like (English), 'Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).'

Ancestors

• golem (English)
• -like (English)

Sources

1. golemlike (English) - Wiktionary
2. golem (English) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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