Where does “antradienis” come from?

antradienis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian antras, from Catalan antre, from Latin antrum, from Ancient Greek ἄντρον — cave.

antradienis (Lithuanian): Tuesday

Definitions

  1. Tuesday

Ancestry of “antradienis”, step by step

antradienis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian antras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianantrassecond; secondary
2Catalanantrecave
3Latinantrumcave, cavern; cavity, hollow; tomb
4Ancient Greekἄντρονcave

via Lithuanian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandienaday, daytime; day; day, time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdein-—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄντρον →Every word from Latin antrum →Every word from Catalan antre →