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vivienUh oh, Day 4 nearly slipped my mind!!!
But here is a Spooky Linguistic Derivation for you! Okay, maybe not that spooky.
Again from Weird! The Complete Book of Halloween Words:
"October is the tenth month of our year. But the word October comes from the Latin octobris mensis meaning 'eighth month'. This is because the old Roman year began in March.
The Anglo-Saxons called October Winterfylleth (winter full moon) because they considered winter began with the October full moon, one of the turning points of the year."
But here is a Spooky Linguistic Derivation for you! Okay, maybe not that spooky.
Again from Weird! The Complete Book of Halloween Words:
"October is the tenth month of our year. But the word October comes from the Latin octobris mensis meaning 'eighth month'. This is because the old Roman year began in March.
The Anglo-Saxons called October Winterfylleth (winter full moon) because they considered winter began with the October full moon, one of the turning points of the year."
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Date: 2007-10-05 05:22 am (UTC)I never heard that before, but I just went to a handy Internet Old English dictionary to check, and sure enough the word is in there. I wonder where it's used!