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Ianus.

The god Janus.

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈjaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈjaː.nus]
  1. The god Janus.

    declension-2
  2. A phonetic Latinization of the Hungarian name János, instead of the semantic correct version Iōhannēs.

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From iānus (“arcade, covered passageway”), from Proto-Italic *jānos, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to go, go in, travel”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic ꙗхати (jaxati, “to travel”) and Sanskrit यान (yāna, “path”).

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