Where does “lunule” come from?

lunule (French) comes from Latin lūnula, 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.

lunule (French): lunule

Definitions

  1. lunule

Ancestry of “lunule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūnulaan ornament in the form of a little moon
2Latinlūna—
3Old Latinlosna—
4Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lunule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →