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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

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