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by ithkuil 918 days ago
Funny you say that since October started off as meaning the 8th month.
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croisillon 918 days ago
october is still a month "name", like decilis, not just "the 8th month"
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ithkuil 917 days ago
It is a name now, but originates from an adjectival form of the latin number eight "octo"
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