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Where does the word "lacuna" come from? It comes from Latin lacuna, and was adopted directly into English (1660s).
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Where does the word "lacuna" come from? It comes from Latin lacuna, and was adopted directly into English (1660s).
Lacuna’s story begins in Latin: lacuna meant “pool, gap.” From 'lacus', lake. It reached English by 1660s as lacuna. Scholars use it for a missing section of manuscript. Today, lacuna means a gap or missing part.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient lacuna "pool, gap", from 'lacus', lake.
- Stage 2 · English · 1660s lacuna "gap in a text", scholars use it for a missing section of manuscript.