Where does “lunetti-ikkuna” come from?
lunetti-ikkuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish lunetti, from French lunette, from French luné, from Middle French lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā — bright; to shine; to see.
lunetti-ikkuna (Finnish): lunette window, half-moon window
Definitions
- lunette window, half-moon window
Ancestry of “lunetti-ikkuna”, step by step
lunetti-ikkuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lunetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lunetti | lunette |
| 2 | French | lunette | telescope; lunette; toilet seat |
| 3 | French | luné | Having a good or bad disposition, in a good or... |
| 4 | Middle French | lune | moon |
| 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 |