Where does “moonless” come from?
Moonless derives from Middle English mone combined with Old English -lēas, tracing through Proto-Germanic mēnô and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, related to the root men- meaning to measure.
moonless (English): During which no phase of the Moon is visible to...
Definitions
- During which no phase of the Moon is visible to...
Ancestry of “moonless”, step by step
moonless 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 |