Where does “Mondays” come from?
Mondays derives from English Monday combined with the English possessive suffix -'s, which traces through Middle English -s and Old French -esse to Proto-Indo-European -es, ultimately combining the root for "moon" (mḗh₁n̥s) with the diminutive suffix -iskos and nominalizing suffix -ēs.
Mondays (English): On Monday; each Monday; plural of Monday; "see...
Definitions
- On Monday; each Monday; plural of Monday; "see...
Ancestry of “Mondays”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to... |
| 2 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -as | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |