lunar

lunar · adjective, noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lewk-“bright; to shine”
2. Middle French · derived fromlunaire
3. Latin · derived fromlūnāris“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”
4. Middle English · inherited fromlunar“shaped like the crescent moon”
5. English todaylunar

From Middle English lunar (“shaped like the crescent moon”), from Latin lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (possibly through Middle French lunaire (modern French lunaire (“lunar”)), from lūna (“the Moon; crescent shape”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”)) + -is (suffix forming adjectives).

Lunar · adjective²

Equivalent to Luna + -ar.

Words from the same roots