Where does “lunatic” come from?
lunatic (Romanian) comes from French lunatique, from Italian lunatico, from Latin lūnāticus, 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.
lunatic (Romanian): somnambulist, sleepwalker; dullard, fool,...
Definitions
- somnambulist, sleepwalker; dullard, fool,...
Ancestry of “lunatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lunatique | moody; lunatic |
| 2 | Italian | lunatico | quirky, temperamental and unstable; lunar; A... |
| 3 | Latin | lūnāticus | Of, or living on, the moon |
| 4 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | moon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |