Where does “moonpath” come from?

moonpath (English) comes from English path, from Middle English path, from Old English pæþ, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

moonpath (English): The elongated reflection of the moon on the water

Definitions

  1. The elongated reflection of the moon on the water

Ancestry of “moonpath”, step by step

moonpath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English path

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpathA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians;...
2Middle EnglishpathAn informal or unpaved path or trail; a track; A...
3Old Englishpæþpath
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHsEvery word from Proto-Iranian pántaHh