How the Latin language influenced English with the word 'lagoon'

'Lagoon' is a word borrowed from Latin 'lacuna'. The word entered the English language some time around 1673.

lagoon [noun] [1673]

• a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
• a shallow artificial pool or pond (as for the processing of sewage or storage of a liquid)

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Etymology: French & Italian; French 'lagune' from Italian 'laguna' from Latin 'lacuna' pit, pool, from 'lacus' lake

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