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Where does “janeiro” come from?

janeiro (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese janeyro, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

janeiro (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of janeyro

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of janeyro

Ancestry of “janeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesejaneyroJanuary
2Latiniānuārius—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “janeiro”

  • janeirento
  • janeireiro
  • janeiras
  • janeiro
  • xaneiro
  • janeiru
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