What does the word April mean?
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Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger
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The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymologyi from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of á¼νοιξις (opening) for spring. Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.[1]
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Not sure what simon and garfunkel have been doing to her but; April come she will When streams are ripe and swelled with rain; May, she will stay, Resting in my arms again. June, shell change her tune, In restless walks shell prowl the night; July, she will fly And give no warning to her flight.
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Beautiful mind
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It comes from the Latin aprire- to open, because it was the first month in the old calendar.
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The finest thing since homeade icecream.
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This is what I find in the wikipedia definition sourced through <answres.com>. . 'The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of á¼νοιξις (opening) for spring. Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.' http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=April+definition&gwp=13 . So the word April was meant to mean arrival of the Spring Season, we may conclude.
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April showers and April fool's day! The old saying, April showers and May flowers...
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