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They call the Moon a moon because that was the only satellite ancient people knew about. The real answer is the word "moon" is derived from the Germanic word "me-" as in measurement. In its Latin form the word is "lunar". Some people say "lunar" is from lunatic, as a myth that some people go crazy on a night of the full moon.
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∙ 12y agoThe original meaning of the term seleniazomai, "moon-struck," is connected with the popular belief, widespread and of strange persistency, that the moon, in certain of its phases, is injurious to human beings, especially in the case of diseases of a periodic or remittent character. There are no data by which to determine whether, in the New Testament times, this particular word represented a living and active belief or had passed into the state of usage in which the original metaphor disappears, and the word simply indicates the fact signified without reference to the idea embodied in the etymology. We still use the word "lunatic" to signify a person mentally diseased, although we have long since ceased to believe in the moon's influence in such cases.
Answer comes from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia online under Lunatic.
If you look up moonstruck in the Websters dictionary it says the following
1. (adj) moonstruck
mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic
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∙ 14y agoIt is very hard to find a good precise answer. But I believe the best I have found is Son. In Egypt and Rome the sun was considered son of god. It was celebrated its birth on Dec 25 after a three day death. Dec 21 was the shortest day of the year, and it was Dec 25th that the sun began to noticeably rise in the sky again. The sun was the son of God. Born a virgin birth. My guess is when Christianity took over they merely changed the spelling.
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∙ 13y agoThe most curret accepted theory is that a planet the size of Mars crashed into Earth, Earth then assimilated a majority of the planet. Left over material orbited Earth and eventually coalesced into the Moon
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∙ 13y agoThe official name of our own moon is Luna.
It comes into modern language from Middle English, meaning crescent-shaped. It was adopted there from the Old French word lunaire, and from from Latin lūnāris, meaning of the moon, from lūna, moon
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∙ 14y agolunar is the origin The origin of the word moon comes from the latin word luna, meaning moon. See the related link for more information.
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∙ 12y agoFrom Latin "luna" for Moon.
From Latin "luna" for Moon.
From Latin "luna" for Moon.
From Latin "luna" for Moon.
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∙ 12y agoMoonalipse because of the weird look the moon has with its craters the North Korens called it " Moonelipse".
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∙ 12y agoFrom Latin "luna" for Moon.
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What does the root word Luna mean?
moon :)
What is the root word of fugitive?
Fugitive has no root word it is the root word.
What is the root word of river?
There is no root word of river. It itself is a root word.
What is the root word for conference And what is the root word for adhesive?
the root word is'confirminglyishness'
What is the root word for decorate?
the root word is decor and that is the root word of decorate
What does the root word Luna mean?
moon :)
Why did you give the moon the name moon?
The word "Moon" comes from a root word meaning "to measure", probably because of the use of the Moon's phases to measure time.
Where did the moon get its name?
The word "moon" comes ultimately from a root word meaning "to measure", probably because of the way the Moon's phases can be used to measure time.
What is the square root of the moon?
One cannot get the square root of an item. However if you want to quantify this item: The square root of the moon = the square root of (1) the moon. The square root of (1) moon is still one moon as the root of 1 is still one :P
How the moon got its name?
The moon got its name because the word moon comes from the root word mona. Mona is the Latin word for month. The moon takes about a month to travel around a month to go from full moon to full moon. The moon was just named, moom because at the time, it was the only one discovered.
What is the element in the periodic table with the latin root word selene?
Berzelius suggested naming the element selenium, from the Greek word selene, for "moon."
What is the root word of fugitive?
Fugitive has no root word it is the root word.
What is the root word of river?
There is no root word of river. It itself is a root word.
Is the earths satellite called a Luna?
We generally call it the "Moon" in English, but "Luna" in Latin or "Selene" in Greek would also be correct. "Luna" as a word for the Moon is the root word for "lunatic" as a crazy person - who has gone mad by staring at the Moon for too long.
What is the root word for conference And what is the root word for adhesive?
the root word is'confirminglyishness'
What is the root word for decorate?
the root word is decor and that is the root word of decorate
Is condensation a base or a root word?
Con is the root word in that word. The base is condense.
