Where does “janeiro” come from?

janeiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese janeiro, from Old Portuguese janeyro, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

janeiro (Portuguese): January

Definitions

  1. January

Ancestry of “janeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortuguesejaneiroAlternative form of janeyro
2Old PortuguesejaneyroJanuary
3Latiniānuāriusof January
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Latin iānuārius
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