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Where does “aprilnarr” come from?

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

aprilnarr (Norwegian Nynorsk): April fool

Definitions

  1. April fool

Ancestry of “aprilnarr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskaprilApril
2LatinAprīlis—
3Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
4Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη →