Etymology

lunula

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Today it means: Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. Full definition →

Latin lūnula
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromlūnula
  2. English todaylunula

Borrowed from Latin lūnula. By surface analysis, luna + -ula.

Words from the same roots

Latinlūnula all →

lunule

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