Where does “saloonatic” come from?
saloonatic (English) comes from English lunatic, from Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Latin lūnāticus, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ — bright; to shine; to see.
saloonatic (English): A person who drinks alcohol in saloons
Definitions
- A person who drinks alcohol in saloons
Ancestry of “saloonatic”, step by step
saloonatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lunatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lunatic | An insane person; Crazed, mad, insane, demented |
| 2 | Middle English | lunatik | lunatic |
| 3 | Old French | lunatique | — |
| 4 | Latin | lūnāticus | Of, or living on, the moon |
| 5 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via English saloon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saloon | A tavern, especially in an American Old West... |
| 2 | French | salon | living room |
| 3 | Italian | salone | sitting room, living room, lounge; reception... |
| 4 | Italian | sala | room; hall; axis |
| 5 | Latin | Sala | IJssel river |
| 6 | Zulu | isala | bunch of feathers, worn on the back of the head |
| 7 | Persian | انشاءالله | — |
| 8 | Arabic | إن شاء الله | God willing; inshallah, if it is God’s will; it... |