Where does “lunule” come from?

lunule (English) comes from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lunule (English): Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part...

Definitions

  1. Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part...

Ancestry of “lunule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlunulelunule
2Latinlūnulaan ornament in the form of a little moon
3Latinlūna—
4Old Latinlosna—
5Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lunule”

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