Where does “mezzaluna” come from?

mezzaluna (Italian) comes from Italian mezza, from Italian mezzo, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

mezzaluna (Italian): half-moon; crescent; mezzaluna

Definitions

  1. half-moon; crescent; mezzaluna

Ancestry of “mezzaluna”, step by step

mezzaluna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian mezza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmezzahalf-hour
2Italianmezzohalf, middle; means, method; vehicle
3Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus
6Proto-Italicstlokos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Italian Luna

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

Words derived from “mezzaluna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus