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Where does “lundi” come from?

lundi (French) comes from Old French lundi, from Latin Lūnae dīēs, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

lundi (French): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “lundi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchlundiMonday
2LatinLūnae dīēs—
3Latindies Lūnae—
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλας—

Words derived from “lundi”

  • lundo
  • lendi
  • lindi
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →