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Interestingly, the weekday names used in Irish came mostly from Latin:

Luan = Luna, the moon
Máirt = Mars
Céadaoin = first fast day (original Irish name)
Déardaoin = Dé idir dhá aoin (day between two fasts)
Aoine = fast day
Satharn = Saturn
Domhnach = Dies Dominicae the Lord's Day

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in reply to iamBullivant

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also numbers. I sometimes wonder if it has something to do with language of trade.

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