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Where does “clair de lune” come from?

clair de lune (English) comes from French clair de lune — moonlight.

clair de lune (English): A pale bluish-gray colour; Of a pale bluish-gray...

Definitions

  1. A pale bluish-gray colour; Of a pale bluish-gray...

Ancestry of “clair de lune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclair de lunemoonlight
Every word from French clair de lune →