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Where does “April” come from?

April (Cebuano) comes from English April, from Middle English apprile, from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis, from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη — Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus.

Ancestry of “April”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishApril—
2Middle Englishapprile—
3Middle Englishaueril—
4Old Frenchavrill—
5LatinAprīlis—
6Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
7Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη →