Where does “moonlighted” come from?

moonlighted (English) comes from English Moon, 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.

moonlighted (English): Illuminated by moonlight; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Illuminated by moonlight; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “moonlighted”, step by step

moonlighted traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Moon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoonThe Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾
2Middle EnglishMoneA lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression
3Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
4Sanskritमहादेवthe "great God"
5Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via English lighted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlightedsimple past tense and past participle of light;...

via English moonlight#Verb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmoonlight#Verb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s
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