'fall-like' originates from the English word 'fall', combined with the suffix '-like', where 'fall' refers to the autumn season and '-like' means 'resembling or similar to'.

'fall' changed from the Old English word 'feallan', and eventually became the modern English word 'fall', referring to the autumn season in American English.

Initially, 'fall' meant 'to descend freely by the force of gravity', but over time it evolved to also mean 'autumn' in American English.