Where does “aprel” come from?
aprel (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch april, from Middle Dutch april, from Latin Aprīlis, from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη — Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus.
aprel (Papiamentu): April
Ancestry of “aprel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | april | the month of April |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | april | — |
| 3 | Latin | Aprīlis | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀφροδίτη | Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus |