'adjective-like' originates from the English word 'adjective' combined with the suffix '-like', where 'adjective' meant 'a word that describes a noun' and '-like' meant 'resembling or similar to'.

'adjective' changed from the Latin word 'adjectivus' and eventually became the modern English word 'adjective'.

Initially, 'adjective' meant 'a word added to a noun', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a word that describes a noun'.