English
lunomancy
Lunomancy 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’
- Englishtodaylunomancy
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’
- Englishtodaylunomancy
Formed from -mancy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
light, low, link, los, lucy, lea, ounce, illumination, illuminate, lux, lucid, lynx, translucent, luminous, lumen, luce, lumia, luminosity, loach, leucine, lum, luminescent, luminary, luminal, 73 more
through Proto-Italic *louksnā ‘moon’
through Latin luna ‘moon’
Today it means
noun divination by interpreting shadows created by moonlight on a person's face dusted with silver. This is most often done on the full moon to have the highest moonlight intensity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewk- / lunomancy