Where does “Luunis” come from?

Luunis (Carolinian) comes from Chamorro Lunes, from Spanish lunes, from Old Spanish 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.

Luunis (Carolinian): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Luunis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ChamorroLunesMonday
2SpanishlunesMonday
3Old Spanishlunes—
4LatinLūnae dīēs—
5Latindies LūnaeMonday
6Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
7Ancient 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 →