LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

losna

losna

Meaning

  1. Old LatindialectalPraenestine form of lūna
    Poloces / Losna / AmucesPollux / Luna / Amycusc. 300 BCE, CIL 14.4095

Origins

From Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂. It is unusual for a sibilant /s/ to be placed before /n/, which has led the scholar Elia Lattes to suggest Etruscan origins. The linguist Brent Vine compares it to unusual clusters in other Italic languages, such as in Oscan 𐌍𐌖𐌅𐌉𐌌𐌄 (nuvime) or 𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌍𐌀𐌓 (gasnar). Alfred Ernout suggests this may have been a unique feature of the Praenestine dialect.

Quick answers

What does losna mean in Latin?
losna, a noun, means “Praenestine form of lūna”.