Where does “luns” come from?

luns (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese lũes, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

luns (Galician): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “luns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueselũesMonday
2Latindies LūnaeMonday
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →