French word vendredi comes from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, Latin dies, and later Proto-Italic *wenos (Love.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *wun- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| dies | Latin (lat) | (often in the feminine) A set day: a date, an appointment.. A day, particularly:. A solar or sidereal day of about 24 hours, especially (historical) Roman dates reckoned from one midnight to the next.. Daytime: a period of light between sunrise and sunset. |
| *wénh₁-os | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *wenos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Love. |
| Venus | Latin (lat) | Venus, Roman goddess of natural productivity.. Venus, the second planet in our solar system. |
| dies Veneris | Latin (lat) | Friday. |
| vendredi | Old French (fro) | |
| vendredi | French (fr) | Friday. |