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Where does “gennaio” come from?

gennaio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin ienuārius, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

gennaio (Italian): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “gennaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinienuārius—
2Latiniānuārius—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →