Language/Latin/Vocabulary/Months-Days-Planets

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Latin was one a classical language becomes dominant of Italy and widely spoken in the region of Rome,

known as Latium and the western Roman Empire. Let’s see how to say days and months of the year in Latin.

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How to Say English Months in Latin

Month Name in English Month Name in Latin Meaning
January Mensis Ianuarius Month of Janus
February Mensis Februarius Month of the Februa
March Mensis Martius Month of Mars
April Mensis Aprilis Month of Aphrodite
May Mensis Maius Month of Maia
June Mensis Iunius Month of Juno
July Mensis Quintilis/Mensis Quinctilis Fifth Month
August Mensis Sextilis Sixth Month
September Mensis September Seventh Month
October Mensis October Eighth Month
November Mensis November Ninth Month
December Mensis December Tenth Month

Days of the week

English Latin Italian French
Monday dies Lunae: "day of the Moon" lunedì Lundi
Tuesday dies Martis : "day of Mars" (Roman god of war) martedì Mardi
Wednesday dies Mercurii:  "day of Mercury"  mercoledì Mercredi
Thursday dies Iovis:  "day of Jupiter" giovedì Jeudi
Friday dies Veneris : "day of Venus" (goddess of love and beauty) venerdì Vendredi
Saturday dies Saturni:  "day of Saturn" (Roman god of agriculture) sabato Samedi
Sunday dies Solis: "day of the Sun" domenica Dimanche

Planetary Gods

Planet Babylonian Latin Greek Sanskrit
Sun
Moon
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Shamash
Sin
Nergal
Nabu
Marduk
Ishtar
Ninurta 
Sol
Luna
Mars
Mercurius
Iupiter
Venus
Saturnus 
Helios
Selene
Ares
Hermes
Zeus
Aphrodite
Kronos 
Surya, Aditya, Ravi
Chandra, Soma
Angaraka, Mangala
Budh
Brishaspati, Cura
Shukra
Shani

https://www.thoughtco.com/latin-names-for-the-days-121024

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