Where does “lunetist” come from?
lunetist (Romanian) comes from Romanian lunetă, from French lunette, from French luné, from Middle French lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā — bright; to shine; to see.
lunetist (Romanian): sniper
Definitions
- sniper
Ancestry of “lunetist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lunetă | telescope |
| 2 | French | lunette | telescope; lunette; toilet seat |
| 3 | French | luné | Having a good or bad disposition, in a good or... |
| 4 | Middle French | lune | moon |
| 5 | Old French | lune | the Moon |
| 6 | Latin | lūna | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | losna | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | louksnā | moon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówksneh₂ | moon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |