Where does “pesce luna” come from?

pesce luna (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.

pesce luna (Italian): sunfish

Definitions

  1. sunfish

Ancestry of “pesce luna”, step by step

pesce luna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Italian pesce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpescefish
2LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
3Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →