From Middle English Januarie , januari , re-latinised forms of Middle English Janevere , Ieneuer , from Anglo-Norman genever , from Latin Iānuārius ( “ (month) of Janus ” ) , a compound of Iānus ( " Janus " ) + -ārius ( adjectival suffix ) , with the first element perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root * yeh₂- ( “ to go ” ) . Doublet of Gennaro .
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Borrowed from English January , from Middle English Januarie , from Janevere , borrowed from Anglo-Norman genever , from Latin Iānuārius , from Iānus ( “ Janus ” ) + -ārius . Doublet of Enero .
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