Etymology of the French word éclipse
the French word
éclipsederived from the Latin word
eclipsis (eclipse)
derived from the Greek word
ekleipsis, ἔκλειψις
Date
The earliest known usage of éclipse in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
éclipserCognates
Dutch
eclips, English
eclipse, German
Eklipse, Italian
eclisse, Norwegian
eklipse, Spanish
eclipse
