English word origin

Etymology of luna

Borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon; month; crescent”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. · A lunette: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon; month; crescent”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Root classification mention*lewk-ine-pro
Derivation mentionlūnala

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A foreman on a plantation.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hawaiian luna (“leader; supervisor”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionlunahaw

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