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How did the months of the year get their names in Spanish?

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by allanbz on January 19th, 2005
From the Latin months of Iberia's Roman conquerors:

Mars, Roman god of war: marzo
Aprilis, "sacred to Venus," cognate with Greek Aphrodite: abril
Maia, Roman goddess: mayo
Iuno, Roman goddess: junio
Iulius Caesar, deified Roman consul: julio
Augustus, deified Roman emperor: agosto
September: 7th month: septiembre
October: 8th month: octubre
November: 9th month: noviembre
December: 10th month: diciembre
Ianus, Roman god: enero
Februaris, month of the februa purifications: febrero
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