Where does the term moon originate and why is Earth's moon called 'The Moon'?

Answer 1

The question is somewhat, how you say, 'convoluted', and if we catch its drift

accurately, then we suspect the writer himself got lost in his own syntax and

misworded it in one or two places.

We understand the question to be asking: Why is 'moon' used as the generic term

for satellites of other planets, when "Moon" is the proper name of Earth's satellite ?

The answer to the question that we have provided is: "Moon" is not the proper name

of earth's satellite. That would be "Luna".

So even when we talk about our own moon, we don't even use its name. We just

call it 'the moon'.

If we did the same thing when we talk about the thing we're standing on, we wouldn't

call it "Earth". We would call it "the planet".

Answer 2

The term "moon" originates from the Old English word "mōna," which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "mēnô." Earth's moon is called "The Moon" because historically it was the only known natural satellite orbiting the Earth, so there was no need to distinguish it from other moons.