Etymology of the Latin word luna
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 Latin
lunaris,
sublunary,
lunula,
Luna,
lunare,
lunaticus,
lunatio,
illunis,
interlunium,
novilunium,
plenilunium,
Lunaria,
sublunarisDerivations in other languages
English
lune, English
lunisolar, English
lunitidal, English
lunes, English
apolune, French
lune, Italian
luna, Portuguese
lua, Portuguese
luna, Romanian
lunăCognates
Catalan
lluna, French
lune, German
Laune, Italian
luna, Norwegian
lune, Portuguese
lua, Provençal
luna, Russian
лyнa, Spanish
luna, Swedish
lynneUsage
Word found in Classical Latin, Late Latin
