Where does “protolunar” come from?
protolunar (English) comes from English lunar, from Middle English lunar, from Latin lunaris, from Norman leune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā — bright; to shine; to see.
protolunar (English): That will develop to form a moon
Definitions
- That will develop to form a moon
Ancestry of “protolunar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lunar | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon ;... |
| 2 | Middle English | lunar | shaped like the crescent moon |
| 3 | Latin | lunaris | Of or pertaining to the moon, lunar |
| 4 | Norman | leune | moon; jellyfish |
| 5 | Old French | lune | the Moon |
| 6 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |