Where does “Lunes” come from?

Lunes (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish lunes, from Old Spanish lunes, from Latin Lūnae dīēs, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

Lunes (Hiligaynon): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Lunes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishlunesMonday
2Old Spanishlunes—
3LatinLūnae dīēs—
4Latindies LūnaeMonday
5Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
6Ancient 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 →