Where does “moondial” come from?
moondial (English) comes from English dial, from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.
moondial (English): An instrument for telling time, like a sundial...
Definitions
- An instrument for telling time, like a sundial...
Ancestry of “moondial”, step by step
moondial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dial | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle... |
| 2 | Middle English | diall | A pointer on a dial; A timekeeping instrument,... |
| 3 | Middle French | dyal | — |
| 4 | Latin | diālis | Of or belonging to the god Jupiter |
| 5 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
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 |