English
lunicurrent
Lunicurrent comes from Latin luna ‘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
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluna‘moon’
- Englishtodaylunicurrent
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
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluna‘moon’
- Englishtodaylunicurrent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, lucy, ounce, lea, illumination, illuminate, lux, luminous, lucid, lynx, translucent, luce, luminosity, lumen, lumia, loach, leucine, lum, luminary, luminal, luminescent, 73 more
through Proto-Italic *louksnā ‘moon’
through Latin luna ‘moon’
Today it means
adj Related to changes in currents that depend on the moon's phases.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / lunicurrent