Lentic
/ˈlɛn.tɪk/noun
Relating to still or standing water, as in lakes or ponds.
Did you know?“Lentic” is from Latin *lentus* (“slow, pliant, sticky”), not from a mystical lake-word, and it was later used by scientists to classify calm inland waters in contrast to flowing “lotic” systems.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lend-
“to be slow, pliant, or to bend”
Latin
Latin
lentus
“slow, pliant, sticky, tenacious”
Late Latin
Latin
lenticula
“a small lentil; a little lens-shaped thing”
Middle English
English
lente
“slow; lingering (rare/obsolete sense via learned borrowing and related forms)”
19th Century
English
lentic
“relating to still water, especially lakes and ponds”
Modern English
English
lentic
“of or relating to standing water”