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Where does “luns” come from?

luns (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese lũes, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

luns (Galician): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “luns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueselũesMonday
2Latindies Lūnae—
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →