January

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US /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌɛɹi/ UK /ˈd͡ʒæn.jʊ.ə.ɹi/ See IPA manual

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The first month of the year, coming after December and before February.

My birthday is in January.

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Forms januaries

Derived forms januarilymid-january

Related forms janus

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-der. Latin iānus Latin Iānus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -arius Latin Iānuāriusder. Anglo-Norman geneverbor. Middle English Janevere Middle English Januarie English January 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.

Januarie Middle English genever xno Iānuārius Latin

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# January

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** name
**IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒæn.juˌɛɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒæn.jʊ.ə.ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 4867

## Meanings
1. The first month of the year, coming after December and before February.

## Examples
- My birthday is in January.

## Derived Forms
- januarily
- mid-january

## Related Forms
- janus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Januarie
- Root: genever
- Root: Iānuārius

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-der. Latin iānus Latin Iānus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -arius Latin Iānuāriusder. Anglo-Norman geneverbor. Middle English Janevere Middle English Januarie English January 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.

## AI Etymology
January comes 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. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-, Latin iānus, Latin Iānus, Latin Iānuārius, Anglo-Norman genever, Middle English Janevere, Middle English Januarie, and English January. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern proper-name form is built from the named base and affix.

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