Etymology of the English word lunation
the English word
lunationderived from the Latin word
lunatioderived from the Latin word
luna (moon; moon; month)
derived from the Classical Latin word
lux (clear; light, daylight, light of day)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leuk- (bright, white light)
Derivations in English
interlunationUsage
Word found in Modern English
