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ianus.

arcade, covered passage;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈjaː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈjaː.nus]
  1. arcade; covered passageway

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-no- Proto-Italic *jānos Latin ianus From Proto-Italic *jānos, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to go, go in, travel”). Cognate with Sanskrit यान (yāna, “path”).

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