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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoneymoonThe period of time immediately following a...
2EnglishhoneyA viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar...
3Middle EnglishhonyHoney; Nectar; the secretion of flowers;...
4Old Englishhuniġhoney
5Proto-West Germanichunaghoney
6Proto-Germanic*hunagą
7Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
8Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney

via English Moon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoonThe Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾
2Middle EnglishMoneA lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression
3Old Norsemunudenoting futurity will, shall; denoting what is...
4Proto-Germanicmunanąto think, to consider, to believe; to remember
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via English Mini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiniA model of compact car, originally built by BMC...
2Italianminiminiskirt; second-person singular present...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks