English

Eskimo Nebula

Eskimo Nebula comes from English Inuit ‘Eskimo’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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Made of the words Eskimo + Nebula

French Esquimau ‘Eskimo’

Proto-Indo-European *nebʰ- ‘to become damp, cloudy’

Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos ‘cloud’

Latin nebula ‘little cloud, mist’

Every English word from English Inuit

name A planetary nebula in Gemini, Milky Way Galaxy.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.