Where does “moondust” come from?
moondust (English) comes from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād, from Proto-Italic jougestos — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
moondust (English): The fine regolith found on the surface of the...
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- The fine regolith found on the surface of the...
Ancestry of “moondust”, step by step
moondust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 2 | German | dust | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 4 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 5 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 6 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
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 |