Where does “lune” come from?

lune (Middle English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lune (Middle English): The celestial body closest to the Earth,...

Definitions

  1. The celestial body closest to the Earth,...

Ancestry of “lune”, step by step

lune traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French lune

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlunethe Moon
2Latinlūna—
3Old Latinlosna—
4Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Old Norse logn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselogncalm
2Proto-Germaniclugnijaz—

Words derived from “lune”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →