Where does “Saterday” come from?
Saterday (Middle English) comes from Old English sæternesdæg, from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag, from Latin dies Saturni, from Sanskrit शनिवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Saterday (Middle English): Saturday
Definitions
- Saturday
Ancestry of “Saterday”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sæternesdæg | Saturday; the seventh day of the week |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *Sāturnas dag | Saturday |
| 3 | Latin | dies Saturni | day of Saturn |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शनिवार | of the planet Saturn |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |