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Where does “sublunaris” come from?

sublunaris (Latin) comes from Latin lunaris, from Norman leune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

sublunaris (Latin): sublunar, sublunary

Definitions

  1. sublunar, sublunary

Ancestry of “sublunaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlunarisOf or pertaining to the moon, lunar
2Normanleunemoon; jellyfish
3Old Frenchlunethe Moon
4Latinlūna—
5Old Latinlosna—
6Proto-Italiclouksnā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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