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Lunarian

Lunarian comes from Latin lūnāris ‘of the moon, lunar’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówksneh₂‘moon’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksnā‘moon’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūna‘moon’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElūnāris‘of the moon, lunar’
  6. EnglishtodayLunarian

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewk-‘bright’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lówksneh₂‘moon’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louksnā‘moon’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūna‘moon’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElūnāris‘of the moon, lunar’
  6. EnglishtodayLunarian

Formed from lūnāris ‘of the moon, lunar’ + -ian

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’

light, low, link, los, lucy, ounce, lea, illumination, luminous, lux, lynx, lucid, illuminate, translucent, lumen, luce, luminosity, lumia, loach, leucine, lum, luminescent, luminary, luminal, 76 more

through Latin lūna ‘moon’

lunatic, lune, 14 more

Today it means

noun An inhabitant of Earth's Moon (Luna): either an indigenous one or a human one.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / Lunarian

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