January

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ラテン語のIanuarius mensis（扉の神ヤヌスの月）から。

January

January: [14] The ancient Romans had a god named Janus whose head had two faces, looking in opposite directions. He was the tutelary deity of doorways, and his festival month was at the beginning of the year, when he could look both backwards at the old year and forwards to the new one. This month was therefore called Jānuārius mensis ‘month of Janus’ – whence English January.

January (n.)

late 13c., Ieneuer, from Old North French Genever, Old French Jenvier (Modern French Janvier), attested from early 12c. in Anglo-French, from Latin Ianuarius (mensis) "(the month) of Janus," to whom the month was sacred as the beginning of the year (see Janus; cognates: Italian Gennaio, Proven?al Genovier, Portuguese Janeiro). The form was gradually Latinized by c. 1400. Replaced Old English geola se ?fterra "Later Yule." In Chaucer, a type-name for an old man.

1. The club has moved its meeting to Saturday， January 22 nd.

クラブはすでに会議の日付を1月22日、土曜日に変更した。

2.He arrived on January 9,disheveled and much the worse for wear.

彼は1月9日に到着した、ボサボサで汚れていて、疲れ果てている。

3.The Independent Labour Party was founded in Bradford on January 13,1893.

独立労働党は1893年1月13日にブラッドフォードで設立された。

4.Both chambers plan to vote on that policy before January 15 th.

両院とも1月15日までにその政策を投票するつもりだ。

5.I haven 't seen my own daughter since last January .

昨年1月以来娘に会ったことがない。