Where does “Mondayishness” come from?
Mondayishness (English) comes from English Mondayish, from English monday, from Middle English Monday, from Old English mōnandæġ, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
Mondayishness (English): The quality of being Mondayish
Definitions
- The quality of being Mondayish
Ancestry of “Mondayishness”, step by step
Mondayishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mondayish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mondayish | on, or around Monday; feeling ill, especially... |
| 2 | English | monday | The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday |
| 3 | Middle English | Monday | Monday second day of the week |
| 4 | Old English | mōnandæġ | day of the moon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 6 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |