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Where does “plenilunio” come from?

plenilunio (Italian) comes from Latin plenilunium, 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.

plenilunio (Italian): full moon

Definitions

  1. full moon

Ancestry of “plenilunio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpleniluniumfull moon
2Latinlūna—
3Old Latinlosna—
4Proto-Italiclouksnā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →