Januarius

Latin

Alternative forms

Iānuārius, iānuārius

Etymology

From mensis Januarius, this from mēnsis (“month”) and the name of the god Jānus (“Janus”).

Noun

Januarius m

January

References

Januarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Januarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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