Where does “medialuna” come from?

medialuna (English) comes from Spanish medialuna, from Spanish luna, from Aragonese luna, 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.

medialuna (English): A crescent-shaped corral used in Chilean rodeos

Definitions

  1. A crescent-shaped corral used in Chilean rodeos

Ancestry of “medialuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmedialunacrescent
2Spanishlunamoon
3Aragoneselunamoon
4Latinlūna—
5Old Latinlosna—
6Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →