Where does “σελήνη” come from?
σελήνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
σελήνη (Ancient Greek): moon; month; a moon-shaped cake
Definitions
- moon; month; a moon-shaped cake
Ancestry of “σελήνη”, step by step
σελήνη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Σέλας
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |
via Proto-Hellenic *selasnā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | *selasnā | — |