Where does “circumlunar” come from?
circumlunar (English) comes from French circumlunaire, from French lunaire, from Middle French lunaire, from Latin lunaris, from Norman leune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna — bright; to shine; to see.
circumlunar (English): Surrounding, or travelling around the moon
Definitions
- Surrounding, or travelling around the moon
Ancestry of “circumlunar”, step by step
circumlunar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French circumlunaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | circumlunaire | circumlunar |
| 2 | French | lunaire | lunar |
| 3 | Middle French | lunaire | lunar |
| 4 | Latin | lunaris | Of or pertaining to the moon, lunar |
| 5 | Norman | leune | moon; jellyfish |
| 6 | Old French | lune | the Moon |
| 7 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via English lunar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lunar | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon) |
| 2 | Middle English | lunar | shaped like the crescent moon |
via English circum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | circum | — |