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Lua
Lua comes from Portuguese lua ‘moon’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówksneh₂‘moon’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksnā‘moon’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCElosna
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūna‘moon’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500lũa
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentlua‘moon’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Lua
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówksneh₂‘moon’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksnā‘moon’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCElosna
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūna‘moon’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500lũa
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentlua‘moon’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013Lua
Earliest quotation: 2013, Roberto Ierusalimschy, Lua 5.2 Reference Manual: “Lua is a dynamically typed language. This means that…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, ounce, lucy, lea, illumination, illuminate, lynx, translucent, luminous, lucid, lux, lumen, luminosity, luce, lumia, loach, leucine, luminescent, luminary, lum, luminal, 74 more
through Proto-Italic *louksnā ‘moon’
through Latin lūna ‘moon’
Today it means
name A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Lua