Where does “manei” come from?
manei (Portuguese) comes from English monday, from Middle English Monday, from Old English mōnandæġ, from Proto-Germanic *mānini dag, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας — light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire.
Definitions
Ancestry of “manei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monday | The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday |
| 2 | Middle English | Monday | Monday second day of the week |
| 3 | Old English | mōnandæġ | day of the moon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *mānini dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Lūnae | Monday |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | light, brightness, the bright flame or blaze of fire |