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Where does “Ἰανοῦκλον” come from?

Ἰανοῦκλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin Ianiculum, from Latin Iānus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “Ἰανοῦκλον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIaniculumJaniculum hill
2LatinIānus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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