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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.

Monday (Middle English): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Monday”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōnandæġday of the moon
2Proto-Germanic*mānini dag—
3Latindies Lūnae—
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλας—

Words derived from “Monday”

  • Monday
  • Mondays
  • Mondayish
  • Mondayitis
  • Mon
  • Trinity Monday
  • Mondayishness
  • Mondayize
  • Mande
  • M̧ande
  • Mane
  • munde
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