Where does “Lundi” come from?

Lundi (Norman) comes from Old French lundi, from Latin Lūnae dīēs, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

Lundi (Norman): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “Lundi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchlundiMonday
2LatinLūnae dīēs—
3Latindies LūnaeMonday
4Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
5Ancient GreekΣέλαςlight, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →Every word from Ancient Greek σελήνη →Every word from Latin dies Lūnae →