Where does “Jupitermond” come from?
Jupitermond (German) comes from German Mond, from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic mānō, from Proto-Germanic mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
Jupitermond (German): Jovian moon
Definitions
- Jovian moon
Ancestry of “Jupitermond”, step by step
Jupitermond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mond | A moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its... |
| 2 | Middle High German | māne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | māno | moon |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mānō | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēnô | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
via German Jupiter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jupiter | Jupiter |
| 2 | Latin | iuppiter | Jupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | djous patēr | Jupiter |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |