Where does “moonwatching” come from?
moonwatching (English) comes from English watching, from English watch, from English puppy, from English puppie, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus — few, little; smallness.
moonwatching (English): observation of the Moon
Definitions
- observation of the Moon
Ancestry of “moonwatching”, step by step
moonwatching traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English watching
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | watching | present participle of watch; The act of one who... |
| 2 | English | watch | A portable or wearable timepiece; The act of... |
| 3 | English | puppy | A young dog, especially before sexual maturity; A... |
| 4 | English | puppie | Obsolete form of puppy |
| 5 | Middle French | poupée | doll, toy |
| 6 | Old French | poupée | — |
| 7 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 8 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
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 |