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Where does “januar” come from?

januar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

januar (Norwegian Nynorsk): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “januar”, step by step

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