| 【moon】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "mona." It carries the basic meaning of "moon." from PIE *me(n)ses- |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "moon"]
Monday ***[3275] Monday is the day after Sunday and before Tuesday.
month ****[231] any one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided
monthly **[4266] A monthly event or publication happens or appears every month.
moon ****[537] The moon is the object that you can often see in the sky at night. It goes round the Earth once every four weeks, and as it does so its appearance changes from a circle to part of a circle. → see also new moon
[WORD ROOT]root moon
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] men, mon, moon
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) mona
[MEANING]root moon
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 mona moon
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Monday ★★★[3275] noun from Monday 〈 moon
【DEFINITION】 Monday is the day after Sunday and before Tuesday.
【pl.】 Mondays
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mon(moon); moon ⑵ day;
【Etymology】 《Old English mona》 moon
【DERIVATIVEs】 Mondayish, Monday
month ★★★★[231] noun from month 〈 moon
【DEFINITION】 ① any one of the 12 parts into which the year is divided
② a period of time that lasts about four weeks or 30 days
③ a long period of time that is less than a year
【pl.】 months
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mon(moon); moon ⑵ th; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English monað》 month
【First Known Meaning】 one-twelfth part of a year; one of the twelve parts into which the calendar year is arbitrarily divided,
【DERIVATIVEs】 monthly, month
monthly ★★[4266] adjective
【DEFINITION】 A monthly event or publication happens or appears every month.
【COMPOSITION】 month + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mon(moon); moon ⑵ th; noun suffix ⑶ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English monað》 month
【DERIVATIVEs】 monthly, month
moon ★★★★[537] noun from moon
【DEFINITION】 The moon is the object that you can often see in the sky at night. It goes round the Earth once every four weeks, and as it does so its appearance changes from a circle to part of a circle. → see also new moon
【pl.】 moons 소유격; moon's
【ROOTs】 moon; moon
【Etymology】 《Old English mona》 moon
【First Known Meaning】 heavenly body which revolves about the earth monthly
【DERIVATIVEs】 moonish, moonless, moony, moon
Other words containing "moon"; Mondayish, moonish, moonless, moony
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
mont
monstr-, monster-
mon
mode
mob-. mov-, mot-
mit
mir-
minister-
mine
minor, min-
