Where does “lunule” come from?
lunule (French) comes 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.
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Words derived from “lunule”