Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*mḗh₁n̥s
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s, most common first.
- monthA period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- moonAny natural satellite of a planet.
- moonlightThe light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.
- manillaA penannular armlet, sometimes worn on the leg or neck or used as an ornament, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.