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Where does “Janeiro” come from?

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

Janeiro (Portuguese): Superseded spelling of janeiro

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of janeiro

Ancestry of “Janeiro”, step by step

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