Where does “maaneclips” come from?
maaneclips (Dutch) comes from Dutch Maan, from Middle Dutch mâne, from Old Dutch māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
maaneclips (Dutch): lunar eclipse
Definitions
- lunar eclipse
Ancestry of “maaneclips”, step by step
maaneclips traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Maan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Maan | the Moon (Earth's natural satellite) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mâne | moon |
| 3 | Old Dutch | māno | moon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mānō | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via Dutch eclips
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eclips | eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body |
| 2 | Old French | eclipse | eclipse |
| 3 | Latin | eclīpsis | a solar eclipse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκλειψις | disappearance, abandonment; especially... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλείπω | I leave out, pass over; I forsake, desert,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐκ | Out of, from; from, with the source of; to denote... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *eks | — |