Where does “moonpool” come from?
moonpool (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.
moonpool (English): An opening in the hull of a ship allowing direct...
Definitions
- An opening in the hull of a ship allowing direct...
Ancestry of “moonpool”, step by step
moonpool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English moon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | moon | Any natural satellite of a planet; A month,... |
| 2 | Middle English | mone | A lamentation; A moan, complaint; The celestial... |
| 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 |
via English pool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pool | A small and rather deep collection of fresh... |
| 2 | Middle English | pol | A pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural} |
| 3 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 7 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |