Days of the Week

English:

• Sunday: This day comes from the Old English Sunnandaeg meaning "Day of the Sun"and of the latin phrase of Dies Solis.
• Monday: This day comes from the Old English Monandaeg meaning "Day of the Moon" and of the Latin phrase Dies Lunae.
• Tuesday: This day comes from the Old English Tiwesdaeg meaning "Tyrs Day" (the Norse god of war) and from the Latin word Dies Martis.
• Wednesday: This day comes from the Old English Wadnesdaeg meaning "Wodens Day" (the highest god in Norse mythology) and from the Latin word Dies Murcurii (from the Roman god Mercury).
• Thursday: This day comes from the Old English Punresdaeg meaning "Thors Day" (from the Norse god Thor) and from the Latin word "Dies Lovis" (from the Roman god Jupiter).
• Friday: This day comes from the Old English Fridgedaeg meaning the "Day of Fridge" (from the Germanic goddess of Beauty Frigg) and from the Latin word "Dies Veneris"(from the Roman goddess Venus).
• Saturday: This day comes from the Old English "Saturnaesdaeg" and from the Latin word "Dies Saturni" (from the Roman god Saturn).

Spanish:

• Domingo: This day comes from the Latin word for "The Lord's Day".
• Lunes: This day comes from the Latin word for the moon.
• Martes: This day comes from the Latin word for the Mars, a Roman god and planet alike.
• Miercoles: This day comes from the Latin word for Mercury, a Roman god and planet alike.
• Jueves: This day comes from the Latin word for Jupiter (Jovian),a Roman god and planet alike.
• Viernes: This day comes from the Latin word for Venus, a Roman god and planet alike.
• Sabado:This day comes from the Hebrew word for Sabbath (which is the Lord's day of rest in the Creation account of Genesis).