Where does “saltus lunae” come from?

saltus lunae (Latin) comes 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.

saltus lunae (Latin): the additional day added to a Metonic cycle in...

Definitions

  1. the additional day added to a Metonic cycle in...

Ancestry of “saltus lunae”, step by step

saltus lunae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lūna

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

via Latin saltus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
2Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →