Where does “Luneta” come from?

Luneta (Tagalog) comes from Spanish luneta, 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- — bright; to shine; to see.

Luneta (Tagalog): Rizal Park

Definitions

  1. Rizal Park

Ancestry of “Luneta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlunetalens; box; lunette
2Spanishlunamoon
3Aragoneselunamoon
4Latinlūna
5Old Latinlosna
6Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-
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