Etymograph

English

lenticularis

Lenticularis comes from Medieval Latin lenticulāris ‘lentil-shaped’, and goes back to Latin lēns.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēns‘lentil’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElenticula‘lentil’
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500lenticulāris‘lentil-shaped’
  4. Englishtodaylenticularis

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēns‘lentil’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElenticula‘lentil’
  3. Medieval Latinc. 600–1500lenticulāris‘lentil-shaped’
  4. Englishtodaylenticularis

Linked words

through Latin lēns ‘lentil’

lens, 4 more

through Latin lenticula ‘lentil’

till, 4 more

Today it means

noun a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.

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Etymograph / Latin lēns / lenticularis

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