Lune
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably of Romano-British (Latin) origin, such as Old English ea (“river”) Lōn, a phonetic adaptation of Latin Ialonus, a local Celtic god (and thus from Proto-Celtic *yalom (“clearing”)). Or, possibly from lune, referring to the river's shape.
Proper noun
[edit]Lune
- A river in Cumbria and Lancashire, England, which passes Lancaster.
References
[edit]- Smith, Ian G. Some Roman Place-names in Lancashire and Cumbria, Britannia xxix (1998), 372–383
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Anagrams
[edit]Tarantino
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lune
- the Moon
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Rivers in Cumbria, England
- en:Rivers in England
- en:Rivers in Lancashire, England
- en:Places in Cumbria, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Places in Lancashire, England
- Tarantino lemmas
- Tarantino proper nouns