Where does “mitjalluna” come from?

mitjalluna (Catalan) comes from Catalan lluna, from Old Occitan luna, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

mitjalluna (Catalan): mezzaluna chopper with a curved blade

Definitions

  1. mezzaluna chopper with a curved blade

Ancestry of “mitjalluna”, step by step

mitjalluna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan lluna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanllunamoon
2Old Occitanluna—
3Latinlūna—
4Old Latinlosna—
5Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Catalan mitjà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmitjàmiddle; average, middle-sized, regular; means,...
2Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
3Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
4Old Latinstlocus—
5Proto-Italicstlokos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →