Where does “día lúain” come from?

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

día lúain (Middle Irish): on Monday

Definitions

  1. on Monday

Ancestry of “día lúain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindies LūnaeMonday
2Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

Words derived from “día lúain”

Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →