Where does “llunes” come from?

llunes (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese lunes, from Latin Lūnae dīēs, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

llunes (Asturian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “llunes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old LeoneselunesMonday
2LatinLūnae dīēs—
3Latindies LūnaeMonday
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →