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Where does “Ianus” come from?

Ianus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

Ancestry of “Ianus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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