Etymology of the English word sublunary
the English word
sublunaryderived from the Late Latin word
sublunaryderived 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)
using the Latin prefix
sub-derived from the Late Latin word
sub (under)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upoDate
The earliest known usage of sublunary in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
superlunaryUsage
Word found in Modern English
