Where does “moonishly” come from?
moonishly (English) comes from English moonish, 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 — big, great.
moonishly (English): In a moonish manner
Definitions
- In a moonish manner
Ancestry of “moonishly”, step by step
moonishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moonish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moonish | Like or resembling the moon; Influenced by the... |
| 2 | Middle English | monyssh | Resembling the moon; Variable like the moon;... |
| 3 | Middle English | Mone | A lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |