Where does “loonie” come from?

loonie (English) comes from English Luna, from Middle English lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

loonie (English): The Canadian dollar

Definitions

  1. The Canadian dollar

Ancestry of “loonie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLunasilver in alchemy
2Middle EnglishluneThe celestial body closest to the Earth,...
3Old Frenchlunethe Moon
4Latinlūna—
5Old Latinlosna—
6Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “loonie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →