There is something I have wondered about for a few years...I could probably look it up somewhere, but then I wouldn't have this sweet blog post.
I'm not sure where all of the months got their names, nor is it something that I'm really all that interested in, to be honest with you. What bugs me, however, are names of the last four months of the year (September, October, Novemer, and December, for those of you who don't have the months down yet).
The prefixes of the aforementioned months are generally associated with numbers...Sept meaning seven, Oct meaning eight, Nov meaning nine, and Dec meaning ten. I would imagine that this is derived from Latin, but if you read the title of this entry, you'll note that I am, in fact, no linguist. We all know, however, that September through December are months nine through twelve. This would lead me to believe that at one point, those months were the seventh through tenth months.
Is this true? At some point were two months added to complete the calender we all know and love today? If so, then what were two months that were added? If that is not the case, then why to those four months have misleading names?
Just wondering.
I looked it up...because I'm not lazy. JK JK JK.
ReplyDeleteNo, but really, I looked it up.
The year used to start with March. Which is why it's like that.
Booyah.
Oh, and here's the link where I read this:
http://chestofbooks.com/reference/The-New-Student-s-Reference-Work-Vol5/How-The-Months-Were-Named.html