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lunatic

From luna 'moon': people with recurring madness were believed to be 'moonstruck', their fits waxing and waning with the moon's phases. In French the word softened to 'moody', and in Polish and Russian it came to mean a sleepwalker.

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From Old French to French

From Late Latin to Italian

From Late Latin to Spanish

From Late Latin to Portuguese

From Late Latin to Polish, Russian

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