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Ianus
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ianus -ianus
English
Proper noun
en Janus the god.
Latin
Etymology
la iānus<id:arcade> Janus
From la iānus arcade, covered passageway, from la itc-pro *jānos, from la ine-pro *yeh₂- to go, go in, travel. Cognate with cu ꙗхати to travel and sa यान path.
Pronunciation
Iānus
Proper noun
Iānus<2>
The god Janus.
la Medieval Latin A phonetic Latinization of the Hungarian name hu János, instead of the semantic correct version la Iōhannēs.
Declension
Iānus<2>
Derived terms
la iānua
la iānuārius
Related terms
la iānus
References
la Roman deities