Etymology of the English word lunitidal
the English word
lunitidalderived 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)
derived from the Latin word
tidalusing the English prefix
luni-derived from the English word
tidalusing the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisderived from the English word
tidederived from the English word
tidderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*da-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dā-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*tidisDate
The earliest known usage of lunitidal in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
