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Where does “January” come from?

January (Tagalog) comes from English January, from Middle English Ieneuer, from Anglo-Norman genever, from Latin iānuārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Ancestry of “January”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJanuary—
2Middle EnglishIeneuer—
3Anglo-Normangenever—
4Latiniānuārius—
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →