Where does “April” come from?

April comes from Middle English apprile and aueril, from Latin Aprilis, the name of the fourth month of the Roman calendar.

April (English): The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May

Definitions

  1. The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May

Ancestry of “April”, step by step

April traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English apprile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishapprile—
2Middle Englishaueril—
3Old Frenchavrill—
4LatinAprīlisOf April
5Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
6Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus

via Middle English Aprill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAprillApril

Words derived from “April”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη →Every word from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 →Every word from Latin Aprīlis →