Where does “moonlighting” come from?
moonlighting (English) comes from English moonlight, from Middle English moonelight, 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.
moonlighting (English): present participle of moonlight; A period of...
Definitions
- present participle of moonlight; A period of...
Ancestry of “moonlighting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moonlight | The light reflected from the Moon; To work on the... |
| 2 | Middle English | moonelight | moonlight |
| 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 |