Not in the Gregorian calendar
The ancient Roman calendar that was in use for about 40 years of the 8th century B.C. did not have a name for the time between December and Martius (March). Therefore December, which means tenth month in Latin, was the tenth month of the year at that time.
The term "December" translates literally to "tenth month" in Latin. In the original Roman calendar, which only had ten months, December was indeed the tenth month of the year.
the tenth monthDecember was December, it was a Roman month.
December got its name because it was the tenth month in the old Roman calendar which started the year in the Spring.
Tenth
At one time December was the tenth month. The names of September, October, November, and December are from the Latin numbers seven through ten.
The name "December" comes from the Latin word "decem," which means "ten." In the original Roman calendar, December was actually the tenth month, but when the calendar was later modified, it became the twelfth month. Despite this change, the name remained the same.
Tenth Month
October
In the times of the Romans the year began in January and lasted for only ten months ending in December (which means the tenth month). It was later altered to include an extra two months by Julius Caesar which then made December the twelfth month.
January and February were added after the other months were named.
Yes it is.