Where does “xineru” come from?

xineru (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese jenero, from Vulgar Latin jen(u)arius, from Latin ianuarius, from Latin Ianus, from Latin ianus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

xineru (Asturian): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “xineru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leonesejenero—
2Vulgar Latinjen(u)arius—
3LatinianuariusOf January; January, short for mēnsis iānuārius
4LatinIanusthe Roman god Janus; Roman god of doorways;...
5Latinianusarcade; covered passageway
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Latin ianus →Every word from Latin Ianus →