Etymology

seleno-

Today it means: Relating to the Moon Full definition →

Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē) ← Proto-Hellenic *selasnā
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*selasnā
  2. Ancient Greekσελήνη (selḗnē)
  3. Ancient GreekΣελήνη (Selḗnē)
  4. English todayseleno-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΣελήνη all →

seleniumSeleneseleniteselen-selenelionselenophobia

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.