Where does “sublunar” come from?
sublunar (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.
sublunar (English): Situated beneath the Moon; Of this world; earthly
Definitions
- Situated beneath the Moon; Of this world; earthly
Ancestry of “sublunar”, step by step
sublunar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lunar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lunar | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's 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 | moon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via French sublunaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sublunaire | sublunary |