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Where does “gliendasgis” come from?

gliendasgis (Romansch) comes from Latin Lunae dies, from Latin dies Lunae, from Latin luna, from Middle English lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā — bright; to shine; to see.

gliendasgis (Romansch): Monday

Definitions

  1. Monday

Ancestry of “gliendasgis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLunae dies—
2Latindies LunaeMonday
3Latinlunathe Moon; a month; a night
4Middle EnglishluneThe celestial body closest to the Earth,...
5Old Frenchlunethe Moon
6Latinlūna—
7Old Latinlosna—
8Proto-Italiclouksnā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →