DAYS of the week in SPANISH

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The days of the week were named after the planets known in ancient times and with which the Romans had consecrated their gods. And as you know, Spanish is a language that comes from Latin, therefore we inherit many of its words.

LUNES

The first day is Monday. It was dedicated to the closest celestial body, the moon, la luna in Spanish and in Latin lunae die, from which lunes derived in Spanish.

MARTES

The second day is Tuesday. It takes its name from Mars, Marte in Spanish, the god of war.

MIÉRCOLES

The third day is Wednesday and it corresponds to Mercury, Mercurio in Spanish.

JUEVES

The fourth day is Thursday and it comes from Jupiter, Júpiter in Spanish.

VIERNES

The fifth day is Friday. It is dedicated to Venus, Venus in Spanish.

SÁBADO

The sixth day, at the beginning, was consecrated to Saturn, Saturno, in Latin ‘saturni dies’, from which evolved, for example, the current Saturday in English.

However, for those turns that life and words take, in other languages and due to the influence of Christianity, the day of Saturn was replaced by the Latin sabbatum, taken from the Hebrew shabbat. This is why in Spanish it is SÁBADO.

DOMINGO

And finally, what will be the story of the last day?

The last day is Sunday, domingo in Spanish. The word domingo has a curious history. The seventh day was originally dedicated to the sun – hence Sunday in English or Sonntag in German – but ended up becoming the Lord’s Day, Dominicus in Latin, where domingo comes from.

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