Episode 30: Days of the Week (General Overview)
Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast - Un pódcast de Ray Belli
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The days of the week are part of the core vocabulary of any language. In English, their etymologies are rooted in ancient pagan mythologies. In this episode, we trace the history of our modern calendar back to ancient Rome. As the seven-day week was transmitted from the Romans to the Germanic tribes that would eventually produce the English language, a series of loan-translations took place.
