luna

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Latin word luna comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) Ἀλβανοί, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (To lighten, flash with lightning.), Proto-Indo-European - -sneh₂

Ἀλβανοί (Ancient Greek)

𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic)

To lighten, flash with lightning.

- -sneh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)

*lewk- (Proto-Indo-European)

*lowksneh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)

*lówksneh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)

Moon.

*louksnā (Proto-Italic)

losna (Old Latin)

luna (Latin)

(figuratively) a month. (figuratively) a night. A crescent shape. The Moon.

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