Origin of the names of the days

By Akim Elzam in Anywhere  |  1 year ago  |  0 comments

The names of the days are in some cases derived from Teutonic deities or, such as in Romance languages, from Roman deities.

Sunday

The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning "sun's day": the name of a pagan Roman holiday. It is also called Dominica (Latin), the Day of God. The Romance languages, languages derived from the ancient Latin language (such as French, Spanish, and Italian), retain the root.

Monday

The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon monandaeg, "the moon's day". This second day was sacred to the goddess of the moon.

Tuesday

This day was named after the Norse god Tyr. The Romans named this day after their war-god Mars:dies Martis.

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