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Where does “lunis” come from?

lunis (Sardinian) comes from Latin Lūnae dīēs, from Latin dies Lūnae, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.

Ancestry of “lunis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLūnae dīēs—
2Latindies Lūnae—
3Ancient Greekσελήνηmoon; month; a moon-shaped cake
4Ancient GreekΣέλας—
Every word from Ancient Greek Σέλας →