Where does “lundi” come from?

lundi (Louisiana Creole) comes from French lundi, from Old French lundi, 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.

lundi (Louisiana Creole): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “lundi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchlundiMonday
2Old FrenchlundiMonday
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 Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →