April

The story

1. Ancient GreekᾸ̓φροδῑ́τη (Ăphrodī́tē)
2. Etruscan𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (urpa)der.?
3. LatinAprīlis
4. Old Frenchavril
5. Middle EnglishAveril
6. Middle EnglishAprill
7. English todayApril

From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on Etruscan 𐌀𐌐𐌓𐌖 (apru), from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē, “Venus”). Displaced native Old English ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter month”), see Eastermonth.

Words from the same roots