Saturday

English

[ˈsɑtədeɪ̯], [ˈsæɾɚɾeɪ̯]

noun
Definitions
  • The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath in Judaism (i.e., the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat), Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Saterday inherited from Old English sæternesdæġ (day of Saturn) derived from Latin Saturnus (the god of agriculture, Saturn) derived from Old English dæġ (day) derived from Latin diēs Saturnī (day of Saturn) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (burn, be illuminated, hot, warm).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰegʷʰ-

Gloss

burn, be illuminated, hot, warm

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

暑, 熱

Emoji
🔥

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