Where does “lunatique” come from?
lunatique (French) comes from Italian lunatico, from Latin lūnāticus, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
lunatique (French): moody; lunatic
Ancestry of “lunatique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lunatico | quirky, temperamental and unstable; lunar; A... |
| 2 | Latin | lūnāticus | — |
| 3 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |