enero

Concepts

Synonyms

Jan

no tiene días frescos

Enero

Enero

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
e‧ne‧ro
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eˈneɾo/
Etymology

In summary

Attested since 1171. From Old Spanish janero, jenero, from Vulgar Latin ienuārius, from Classical Latin Iānuārius (“(month) of Janus”), from Iānus (“Roman god of doorways”), from iānua (“passage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”) or Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-; cf. Sanskrit यान (yāna). Cognates with English January, Italian Gennaio, French Janvier and Portuguese Janeiro to name few, see Iānuārius for more cognates.

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