Where does “minimoon” come from?
minimoon (English) comes from English honeymoon, from English honey, from Middle English hony, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s — honey.
minimoon (English): A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a...
Definitions
- A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a...
Ancestry of “minimoon”, step by step
minimoon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English honeymoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | honeymoon | The period of time immediately following a... |
| 2 | English | honey | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar... |
| 3 | Middle English | hony | Honey; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;... |
| 4 | Old English | huniġ | honey |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hunag | honey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hunagą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |
via English Moon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Moon | The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾ |
| 2 | Middle English | Mone | A lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression |
| 3 | Old Norse | munu | denoting futurity will, shall; denoting what is... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | munaną | to think, to consider, to believe; to remember |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |