Meanings
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The second month of the year, after January and before March.
Her birthday is in February.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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· the second month of the...
second month
Word family
Forms
februaries
Derived forms
mid-february
Related forms
februatefebruation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der. Latin februum Latin Februa Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -arius Latin Februāriusder. Middle English Februarie English February From Middle English Februarie, februari, februare, from Latin Februārius (“the month of the Februa”), from Februa (“the Purgings, the Purifications”), a Roman holiday two days after its ides (i.e., Feb. 15), + -arius (“-ary: forming adjectives”). Februa from februum (“purging”), from an earlier Sabine [Term?] word, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”) and thus cognate with…
Februarie
Middle English
Februārius
Latin
*dʰewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European
θεῖον
Ancient Greek
*dʰegʷʰris
Proto-Indo-European
feoverel
Middle English
feverier
Old French
*dʰegʷʰ-
Proto-Indo-European
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