jueves

/ˈxwebes/ · B1 · noun · m

Thursday

⚡ Latin Iovis dies = Jove's day: Jupiter, the thunder god

Jueves comes from Latin Iovis dies, the day of Jove (Jupiter), Roman god of thunder. English Thursday is Thor's day, named after the Norse thunder god. Both languages give Thursday to a thunder god.

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