Lentigo
/lɛnˈtɪɡoʊ/noun
A small dark spot on the skin, especially a freckle or age spot.
Did you know?Lentigo is the classical Latin word for a freckle or lentil-shaped spot, and it gave English the medical term for pigmented skin spots.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*lent-
“To bend, be flexible; an old root behind words for something shaped like a lentil or lens-like curve.”
Classical Latin
Latin
lentigo
“A freckle, spot, or pigmented mark on the skin.”
Late Latin
Latin
lentiginosus
“Freckled; covered with spots.”
Middle English
English
lentigo
“A freckle or skin spot, used in learned and medical writing.”
Modern English
English
lentigo
“A small pigmented spot on the skin, especially a freckle or age spot.”