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Where does “luni” come from?

luni (Corsican) comes from Latin Lūnae dīēs, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

luni (Corsican): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “luni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLūnae dīēs—
2Latindies Lūnae—
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →