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Where does “janvier” come from?

janvier (French) comes from Old French janvier, from Vulgar Latin ienuārius, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

janvier (French): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “janvier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchjanvierJanuary
2Vulgar Latinienuārius—
3Latiniānuārius—
4Latin-ārius—
5Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “janvier”

  • janvye
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →