Where does “Smonday” come from?
Smonday (English) comes 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.
Smonday (English): The emotional and psychological state when Sunday begins to lose its restful, weekend quality and transitions to the stress and responsibilities associated with Monday
Definitions
- The emotional and psychological state when Sunday begins to lose its restful, weekend quality and transitions to the stress and responsibilities associated with Monday
Ancestry of “Smonday”, step by step
Smonday traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monday
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Middle English | Monday | Monday second day of the week |
| 3 | Old English | mōnandæġ | day of the moon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |
via English sunday
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sunday | The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 standard; the Christian Sabbath; it follows Saturday and precedes Monday |
| 2 | Middle English | Sonday | Sunday first day of the week |
| 3 | Old English | sunnandæg | Sunday |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 6 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |