lenticular

The story

1. Latin · derived fromlēns“lentil”
2. Latin · derived fromlenticula
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromlenticulāris“lentil-shaped”
4. Middle English · inherited fromlenticular
5. English todaylenticular

Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

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