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Where does “aprilli” come from?

aprilli (Finnish) comes from Swedish april, from Latin Aprīlis, from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη — Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus.

aprilli (Finnish): April fool

Definitions

  1. April fool

Ancestry of “aprilli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishaprilApril
2LatinAprīlis—
3Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
4Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus

Words derived from “aprilli”

  • aprillinarri
  • aprillipila
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