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lacuna
Latin · ancient
"a pool, gap"
meaning "a pool" or "gap"
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laguna
Italian · medieval
"a shallow coastal body of water"
named the shallow body of water separated from the sea, as in Venice
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lagoon
English · 1600s-1700s
"a shallow lake connected to a larger body of water"
adopted through Italian and French from Venetian usage
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