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Where does “abríl” come from?

abríl (Tetum) comes from Portuguese Abril, from Old Portuguese abril, from Latin Aprīlis, from Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀, from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη — Aphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus.

abríl (Tetum): April

Definitions

  1. April

Ancestry of “abríl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAbrilSuperseded spelling of abril
2Old PortugueseabrilApril
3LatinAprīlis—
4Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀—
5Ancient GreekἈφροδίτηAphrodite; {{l|en|Aphrodite}}; Venus
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη →