enero
/eˈneɾo/ · B1 · noun · m
January
📅 enero comes from Latin Ianuarius, month of Janus, god of doorways
Latin Ianuarius became Vulgar Latin Ienuarius and then enero. The 'Jan' sound faded, but n-r still follows the vowel, as in JaNuaRy. Janus guarded doors, so the name fits the month that opens the year. Spanish writes months lowercase: enero.