Etymology

selenelion

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Today it means: A lunar eclipse occurring as the Moon sets, simultaneously with sunrise. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σελήνη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσελήνη“moon”
  2. English todayselenelion

French coinage, from the Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”) and ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

Words from the same roots

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