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Where does “apprile” come from?

apprile (Middle English) comes from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis, from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη — Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus.

Ancestry of “apprile”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apprile”

  • April
  • Aprilly
  • Aprilish
  • mid-April
  • アプリル
  • أبريل
  • अप्रैल
  • اپریل
  • April
  • April
  • Aprili
  • April
  • Apryle
  • ဧပြီ
  • এপ্ৰিল
  • এপ্রিল
  • u-Ephreli
  • Epril
  • Afrilu
  • Eprōļ
  • Āperire
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