From Old English mæg "I am able".
The month of May has a different origin. It comes from Maia's Month, Maia was a Roman earth goddess.
This might be the answer to your question: January is named for the Roman god Janus (Ianuarius in Latin). The origin is the Latin word "ianua" which means "door." Janus is the god of the doorway, thus January is the name of the first month, the door to the year. See: http://www.answers.com/topic/january -J
Choate is English under native American influence.
Etymology means the study of the origin of words.
"Junk" comes from the 15th century word, "Jonke". Its origin is unkown.
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The origin of Duquesne was France. This word has no specific meaning and was the last name of Marquis Abraham who died in the 1600's.
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It is a nautical word of obscure origin. It may be linked with a Spanish word 'capuzar' meaning to sink by the head, from 'cabo' meaning head
"Engle" can have several meanings, depending on its origin. It may be derived from the word 'engilo', meaning 'young hero'. It may also be derived from 'engel', the original spelling of the word 'angel'. It is of Germanic origin.
It may be from the Latin word for "hill"
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While even the Shorter Oxford Dictionary is uncertain of the origin of the word, it may derive from the Swahili greeting "Jambo!", or possible from a Hindi word (unspecified).
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the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.