Etymology

lunule

lu·nule
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Today it means: Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part or mark; a lunula or lune. Full definition →

French lunule ← Latin lūnula
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  1. Latin · derived fromlūnula
  2. French · borrowed fromlunule
  3. English todaylunule

Borrowed from French lunule, from Latin lūnula, diminutive of lūna (“moon”). By surface analysis, luna + -ule.

Words from the same roots

Latinlūnula all →

lunula

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