Where does “moon” come from?
Moon comes from Middle English mone, from Middle English mine, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root men- meaning to measure.
moon (English): Any natural satellite of a planet; A month,...
Definitions
- Any natural satellite of a planet; A month,...
Ancestry of “moon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mone | A lamentation; A moan, complaint; The celestial... |
| 2 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |