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Where did the phrase 'once in a blue moon' come from? A folklorist traces the convoluted evolution of the phrase, while discussing why it adopted the many meanings it has throughout history.
The word lunatic comes from the Latin luna, and literally means controlled by the moon.. Although irrational actions were no more likely during a full moon than at any other time of the month, the superstition remained. dirives from the word lunaticas meaning of the moon  or moon  struck.onfidence votes 3.5K. There is a theory that the moons cycle, and specifically the full moon, can affect certain peoples mental faculties. Given that lunar comes from the latin Luna, meaning moon, someone who is apparently afflicted by a full moon is said to be a 'lunar-tic' or lunatic.