Originally posted by BeautiflDisastr
My English Professor ask us this question and I need help finding it.The question is:
September, October, and November do not follow their Latin roots (Sept means 7, Oct means 8 and Nov means 9)Why is that?
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Can anyone help me with this question?
The Roman calendar had only ten months, in which September was the seventh, October was the eighth, and November was the ninth. The year started with March (Martius) and ended with December. Even when January (Ianuarius) and February (Februarius) were added, they came after December as the eleventh and twelfth months.
This has obviously been changed, putting Sept., Oct., Nov., and December into the slots of months 9, 10, 11, and 12.
I'm not absolutely sure, but this page may help you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia
and you can go to google and type in: Latin roots according to months, that's how I got that wikipedia result, but I'm not exactly positive on your question so I am just trying to help a little.
HEY GUYS, IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED.
Originally posted by Captain REX
The Roman calendar had only ten months, in which September was the seventh, October was the eighth, and November was the ninth. The year started with March (Martius) and ended with December. Even when January (Ianuarius) and February (Februarius) were added, they came after December as the eleventh and twelfth months.This has obviously been changed, putting Sept., Oct., Nov., and December into the slots of months 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Reading comprehension, mother****ers.
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Originally posted by Captain REXHe's riiiight....
The Roman calendar had only ten months, in which September was the seventh, October was the eighth, and November was the ninth. The year started with March (Martius) and ended with December. Even when January (Ianuarius) and February (Februarius) were added, they came after December as the eleventh and twelfth months.This has obviously been changed, putting Sept., Oct., Nov., and December into the slots of months 9, 10, 11, and 12.