Where does “lunatik” come from?

lunatik (Middle English) comes from Old French lunatique, from Latin lūnāticus, 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.

lunatik (Middle English): lunatic

Definitions

  1. lunatic

Ancestry of “lunatik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlunatique—
2LatinlūnāticusOf, or living on, the moon
3Latinlūna—
4Old Latinlosna—
5Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lunatik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →