Where does “moonish” come from?
moonish (English) comes from Middle English monyssh, 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.
moonish (English): Like or resembling the moon; Influenced by the...
Definitions
- Like or resembling the moon; Influenced by the...
Ancestry of “moonish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | monyssh | Resembling the moon; Variable like the moon;... |
| 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 |