Where does “perilune” come from?

perilune (English) comes from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

perilune (English): The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the...

Definitions

  1. The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the...

Ancestry of “perilune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūna
2Old Latinlosna
3Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂