As the worshipping of the Sun increased, the Sun's day (Sunday) advanced from position of the second day to the first day of the week (and saturday became the seventh day). Sunday. The name comes from the Latin dies solis, meaning sun's day: the name of a pagan Roman holiday. It is also called Dominica (Latin), the Day of God. The Romance languages, languages derived from the ancient Latin language (such as French, Spanish, and Italian), retain the root. German: Sonntag; Dutch: zondag.
Largest Desert in the World - Map showing the location of top ten largest deserts in the World by area in square kilometers. Sahara Desert (Africa) is the largest desert in the world.
Sahara. The Sahara, located in North Africa, has to be one of the most famous deserts in the world! It is the worldâs hottest desert and the third largest desert on the planet. Some of the sand dunes in the Sahara can reach as high as 590 feet tall! The Sahara is 360, 000, 000 square miles and the name comes from the Arabic word for desert. Courtesy of Science Daily.