Where does “lunaire” come from?
lunaire (French) comes from Middle French lunaire, from Latin lunaris, from Norman leune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ — bright; to shine; to see.
lunaire (French): lunar
Definitions
- lunar
Ancestry of “lunaire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lunaire | lunar |
| 2 | Latin | lunaris | Of or pertaining to the moon, lunar |
| 3 | Norman | leune | moon; jellyfish |
| 4 | Old French | lune | 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 |