Etymograph

English

Máni

Máni comes from Old Norse Máni.

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Máni
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350Máni
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

The planetoid was named after the Norse god, which began with the same letter as the provisional designation 2002 MS₄.

Today it means

name 307261 Máni: a trans-Neptunian object and possible dwarf planet.

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

Etymograph / Old Norse Máni / Máni