Where does “eclips” come from?
eclips (Dutch) comes from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐκ, from Proto-Hellenic *eks.
eclips (Dutch): eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body
Definitions
- eclipse, the blocking of light to a celestial body by another celestial body