noun, feminine/lyn/plural: lunes
the Moon; any natural satellite of a planet; a month, particularly a lunar month
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂ Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ Proto-Italic *louksnā Latin lūna Old French lune Middle French lune French lune Inherited from Middle French lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, from *lewk- + *-sneh₂.