Where does “Dé Luain” come from?

Dé Luain (Irish) comes from Middle Irish día lúain, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

Dé Luain (Irish): on Monday

Definitions

  1. on Monday

Ancestry of “Dé Luain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdía lúainon Monday
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 →