Isn't it more like a coin toss?
French abricot / English apricot
Spanish abril / French avril / English april
Variations in b/p/v spellings existed until the languages were standardized, so an exact match is not very important.
French abricot / English apricot
Spanish abril / French avril / English april
Variations in b/p/v spellings existed until the languages were standardized, so an exact match is not very important.

