English word origin

Etymology of lune

From Latin lūna (“moon”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.

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

From Latin lūna (“moon”).

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Derivation mentionlūnala

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A concave figure formed by the intersection of the arcs of two circles on a plane, or on a sphere the intersection between two great semicircles. · Anything crescent-shaped.

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

From French lune, from Latin luna.

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 mentionlunefr
Derivation mentionlunala

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Source etymology 3

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noun

A leash for a hawk.

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

Alteration of lyon.

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