Where does “medialuna” come from?

medialuna (Spanish) comes from Spanish luna, from Aragonese luna, 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.

medialuna (Spanish): crescent

Definitions

  1. crescent

Ancestry of “medialuna”, step by step

medialuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish luna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlunamoon
2Aragoneselunamoon
3Latinlūna—
4Old Latinlosna—
5Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Spanish media

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmediahalf
2LatinMēdia—
3Ancient GreekΜηδία—
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “medialuna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →