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Where does “lunario” come from?

lunario (Italian) comes from Italian Luna, 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.

lunario (Italian): almanac

Definitions

  1. almanac

Ancestry of “lunario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLunaMoon
2Latinlūna—
3Old Latinlosna—
4Proto-Italiclouksnā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lunario”

  • lunarista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →