03/01/2022 · January, as we know, is the first month of the year and contains 31 days. The term originated before the year 1000 from Middle English, ultimately deriving from the Latin noun use of Jānuārius, equivalent to Jānus.

January (n.) late 13c., Ieneuer (early 12c. in Anglo-French), from Old North French Genever , Old French Jenvier (Modern French Janvier ), from Latin Ianuarius (mensis) "(the month) of Janus " (q.v.), to whom the month was sacred as the beginning of the year according to later Roman reckoning (cognates: Italian Gennaio , Provençal Genovier , Spanish Enero , Portuguese Janeiro ).

History and Etymology for January. Middle English Januarie, from Latin Januarius, 1st month of the ancient Roman year, from Janus

The first records of the word January come from before 1000. It comes from the Latin Jānuārius. The month is named after Janus , the Roman god of doorways, beginnings, and the rising and …

12/11/2021 · January was named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and transitions, while February’s name is believed to stem from Februa, an ancient festival dedicated to ritual springtime cleaning and washing.

20/10/2008 · The fifth and sixth months were renamed after Julius Caesar and Augustus (the first month of the year was March). The origin of the names of the current months in Spanish can be traced back to the Julian calendar: Enero – From Latin, januarius, honors Janus, the two-faced God that looked upon the past and the future.

January -- Janus's month Middle English Januarie Latin Januarius "of Janus" Latin Janu(s) "Janus" + -arius "ary (pertaining to)" Latin Januarius mensis "month of Janus" Janus is the Roman god of gates and doorways, depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions. His festival month is …

Yankee (n.) 1683, a name applied disparagingly by Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam (New York) to English colonists in neighboring Connecticut. It may be from Dutch Janke, literally "Little John," diminutive of common personal name Jan; or it may be from Jan Kes familiar form of "John Cornelius," or perhaps an alteration of Jan Kees, dialectal ...

Epiphany is a Christian holiday primarily commemorating the Magi ’s visit to the baby Jesus and the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Eastern traditions, which usually call the holiday Theophany, focus on Jesus’ baptism, seen as the manifestation of Christ as both fully human and fully divine. Western traditions focus on the Magi’s visit, seen ...