Etymology

Janus

Ja·nus
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Today it means: The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions. Full definition →

Latin Iānus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromIānus“the Roman god Janus”
  2. English todayJanus

From Latin Iānus (“the Roman god Janus”).

Words from the same roots

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janiceps

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