Origin: Latin suffix -ary
February has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:
The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.
"February is inserted between January and March to accommodate an extra day during a leap year."
February comes from the Latin word Februārius, which named the month after the Februa, a Roman festival of purification held in mid-February. The name originally referred to these "purgings" or cleansing rituals before being adopted into English through Middle English.