Where does “lune” come from?

Lune comes from English lyon, from Latin luna meaning "moon," from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning "to shine."

lune (English): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a...

Definitions

  1. A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a...

Ancestry of “lune”, step by step

lune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French luné

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchlunéHaving a good or bad disposition, in a good or...
2Middle Frenchlunemoon
3Old Frenchlunethe Moon
4Latinlūna—
5Old Latinlosna—
6Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English Lyon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLyon—
2FrenchLyon—
3LatinLugdūnum—
4GaulishLugudūnon—
5Proto-CelticLugusthe god {{w|Lugus}}

Words derived from “lune”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →