Where does “Monday” come from?
Monday (Middle English) comes from Old English mōnandæġ, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
Monday (Middle English): Monday second day of the week
Definitions
- Monday second day of the week
Ancestry of “Monday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mōnandæġ | day of the moon |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |