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Where does “april” come from?

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

Ancestry of “april”, step by step

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

Words derived from “april”

  • april
  • April
  • aprel
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