Etymology

mid-February

Today it means: Any time in the middle of February. Full definition →

English February ← Middle English Februarie ← Latin Februārius
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-
  12. Latinfebruum
  13. LatinFebrua
  14. LatinFebruārius
  15. Middle EnglishFebruarie
  16. EnglishFebruary
  17. English todaymid-February

From mid- + February.

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