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2007-01-27 04:53:50 · 5 answers · asked by ~kArIn***!<3 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I GUESS THE SAME WAY THE SUN, EARTH, PLANETS ETC. GOT THEIR NAMES
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2007-01-27 05:01:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every language has its own name for the Moon and the Sun. In English the names are Germanic coming into English from northern European invaders and colonisers. The Latin name for it is "Luna" while the Greek is "Selene".
2007-01-27 08:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the moon goes though cycles. and the new moon only come sonce a month. Moon comes from the Greek word which means month.
2007-01-27 05:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by jessie.issoawesome 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't come from Latin, so it was probably an Anglo-Saxon word before it became English. As to the ancient origins of the word, there's no way of telling. It was probably just referred to as "mugh" or something by the cavemen, which soon developed into "moon"
2007-01-27 05:01:58 · answer #4 · answered by J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They felt sorry for it.
2007-01-30 00:44:07 · answer #5 · answered by pnn177 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋