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Where does “Lūnae dīēs” come from?

Lūnae dīēs (Latin) comes from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Ancestry of “Lūnae dīēs”, step by step

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