Where does “diluns” come from?

diluns (Occitan) comes from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.

diluns (Occitan): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “diluns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindies LūnaeMonday
2Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
3Ancient 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 →