Names of the days of the week which is mainly based on a medieval version of Spanish, the five days of Monday–Friday closely follow the Spanish names. Sunday uses the Arabic name, which is based on numbering, because a Jewish language was not likely to adapt a name based on "Lord's Day" for Sunday. As in Spanish, the Ladino name for Saturday is based on "Sabbath". However, as a Jewish language—and with Saturday being the actual day of rest in the Jewish community—Ladino directly adapted the Hebrew name, "Shabbat". From Latin "Dominicus (Dominica)" or Greek Κυριακή (Christian Sabbath) After No Work. In Russian also "Day After Week(end)"
Names of the days of the week Names of the days of the week The names of the days of the week in many languages are derived from the names of the classical planets in Hellenistic astrology, which were in turn named after contemporary deities, a system introduced by the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. In some other languages, the days are named after corresponding deities of the regional culture, either beginning with Sunday or with Monday. In the international standard ISO 8601, Monday is treated as the first day of the week. Between the 1st and 3rd centuries, the Roman Empire gradually replaced the eight-day Roman