Where does “lunar” come from?
lunar (Middle English) 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.
lunar (Middle English): shaped like the crescent moon
Definitions
- shaped like the crescent moon
Ancestry of “lunar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lunaris | Of or pertaining to the moon, lunar |
| 2 | Norman | leune | moon; jellyfish |
| 3 | Old French | lune | the Moon |
| 4 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
Words derived from “lunar”