Where does “Jelune” come from?

Jelune (Manx) comes from Middle Irish día lúain, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

Jelune (Manx): on Monday

Definitions

  1. on Monday

Ancestry of “Jelune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdía lúainon Monday
2Latindies LūnaeMonday
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient 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 →