Where does “lúan” come from?

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

lúan (Middle Irish): Monday; doomsday, judgement day; radiance

Definitions

  1. Monday; doomsday, judgement day; radiance

Ancestry of “lúan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishlúanMonday
2Latindies LūnaeMonday
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire

Words derived from “lúan”

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