Where does “Lunes” come from?

Lunes (Kinaray-a) 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 (Kinaray-a): 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 ΣέλαςEvery word from Ancient Greek σελήνηEvery word from Latin dies Lūnae
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