luna
luna Lexical Profile
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• noun
The divine personification and goddess of the moon in ancient Roman mythology, corresponding to the Greek goddess Selene; by extension, a poetic or literary name for the Moon itself (usually capitalized as Luna).
"Ancient Roman poets frequently invoked Luna as she drove her silver chariot across the night sky."
North American A large nocturnal saturniid moth (Actias luna) native to North America, characterized by pale lime-green wings with small eyespots and long, curving hindwing tails (more fully called luna moth).
"Resting on the porch screen beneath the porch light was a magnificent green luna with long trailing wing tails."
An alchemical name for the element silver, historically associated with the moon.
"In medieval alchemical treatises, luna and sol were consistently used to represent silver and gold."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin luna ('the moon'), derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- ('light, brightness').