Etymology

July

Ju·ly
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Today it means: The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August. Full definition →

Middle English Julie ← Anglo-Norman julie ← Old French jule
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July · proper noun1

  1. Old Latin*Ioviliosder.?
  2. Ancient Greekἴουλος (íoulos)der.?
  3. LatinIūlius
  4. Latiniūlius
  5. Old Frenchjule
  6. Anglo-Normanjulie
  7. Middle EnglishJulie
  8. English todayJuly

From Middle English Julie, julius, julye, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contraction of *Iovilios, "descended from Jove".

July · proper noun2

A translation of the French surname Juillet.

Words from the same roots

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Julius

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