Where does “mooncalf” come from?
mooncalf (English) comes from English Moon, from Middle English Mone, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
mooncalf (English): An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false...
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- An abnormal mass within the uterus; a false...
Ancestry of “mooncalf”, step by step
mooncalf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via English calf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calf | A young cow or bull; Leather made of the skin of... |
| 2 | Middle English | calf | calf; A representation of a calf; something that... |
| 3 | Old English | ċealf | calf (young cow) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kalb | calf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalbaz | calf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷolbʰo | womb, animal young |