English
lunately
From lunate + -ly.
Formed from lunate + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- ‘bright’
Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ ‘moon’
Proto-Italic *louksnā ‘moon’
Latin lūna ‘moon’
Latin lūnātus ‘crescent-shaped’
English lunate
Today it means
adv In a lunate manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lunately