October was named for the Latin root "octo" because it was the eighth month in the old Roman calendar. The naming of the month took place before the months of January and February were added to the calendar.
The month of October is not named after anyone. October got its name because it was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
Actually, October used to be the eighth month of the Roman ten month calendar.
October comes from the Latin words for "Eighth Month"
October is not named after anyone or anything. It comes from Ancient Latin, meaning 8th month. At one time, it was the 8th month, but Julius and Augustus Caesar changed it to the 10th month.
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Until the addition of the months of January and August, October was the eighth month. Oct is a prefix meaning 8.
No, both are named after the prefix oct- which means eight. The ancient calendar began in the Spring (in March) and then October was the eighth month.
August is named for Augustus Caesar, and July is named for Gaius Julius Caesar
Because he was particularly good in the postseason, which is played during the month of October.
The abbreviation Oct is short for the month of October. October was named after the Roman emperor Octavus, and based on the Latin word for the number eight, as October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar.
October was the eighth month (hence "Oct"-ober), but Julius and Augustus Caesar decided that they were so great that they deserved a month named after them so they stuck in July and August, so now October is the tenth month. Incidentally, this has nothing to do with food.
October. The word comes from latin word octo, which means eight