Where does “lunulet” come from?
lunulet (English) comes from English lunule, from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, 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.
lunulet (English): A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent
Definitions
- A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent
Ancestry of “lunulet”, step by step
lunulet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lunule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lunule | Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part... |
| 2 | French | lunule | lunule |
| 3 | Latin | lūnula | an ornament in the form of a little moon |
| 4 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | moon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via English et
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | et | and; simple past tense and past participle of eat |
| 2 | Middle English | et | — |
| 3 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |