lune

lune · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromlūna“moon”
2. English todaylune

From Latin lūna (“moon”).

lune · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromluna
2. French · derived fromlune
3. English todaylune

From French lune, from Latin luna.

lune · noun³

Alteration of lyon.

Lune · proper noun⁴

1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*yalom“clearing”
2. Celtic · derived from
3. Old English · derived fromea“river”
4. Northern Middle English · inherited fromLune
5. English todayLune

Inherited from Northern Middle English Lune, probably of Romano-British (Latin) origin, such as Old English ea (“river”) Lōn, a phonetic adaptation of Latin Ialonus, a local Celtic god (and thus from Proto-Celtic *yalom (“clearing”)). Or, possibly from lune, referring to the river's shape.

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