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Where does “april” come from?

april (German) comes from Middle High German aberelle, from Old High German abrello, from Latin Aprīlis, from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη — Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus.

Ancestry of “april”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanaberelle—
2Old High Germanabrello—
3LatinAprīlis—
4Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
5Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus
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