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Why does December utilize the latin stem dec when it is the 12th month?
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∙ 13y ago
>anyone know?
I do! Ancient civilizations used to denote March as the first month of the calendar year, as it was the "rebirth" period after the winter, the beginning of planting season, etc. Therefore, this would make DECember the tenth month of the year, NOVember the ninth, and AUG(oct)ust the eighth month.
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How do you spell the 12th month?
The 12th month is spelled "December."
What does the month of December mean?
The month of December means the 12th month of the year.
What does The month December mean?
The month of December means the 12th month of the year.
Which month of the year is December?
It is the 12th month of the year
Why is December the 10th month?
Where I come from December is the 12th month. uh huh
Which is the 12th month called?
December
What is the 12th month of the year?
December. in Europe its january
How many weeks from April to December?
There are 40 weeks from the beginning of April to the end of December. April is the 4th month and December is the 12th month.
If deci means 10 why is December the 12th month?
March was once the first month of the year.
What does September mean in the latin language?
September comes from the Latin root "septe", meaning "Seven". Curiously, several of our months come from Latin numbers, and they're all off by two. "September" for seven, even though that's the 9th month, "October" from "octo" for eight when October is the tenth month, "November" from "nona" for nine, and December from the Roman word for ten, when December is the 12th month. The reason for the disconnect is that the Roman months were numbered that way because the year began around the time of the spring equinox, which is in March.
How come December is the 12th month and not the 10th month?
As the name indicate "DECEMBER" came from the word "Deca" so it must be tenth month but it is not.Similarly this condition is with other months also such as "SEPTEMBER","OCTOBER","NOVEMBER".This is because in past centuries, there were ten months and December was the tenth month as it is the last month but then few years later two more months were added in the year that were June and July that were placed in 6th and7th position therefore the arrangement of some months like December was changed and December was placed in 12th position.because I said so
Information on the Origin of month of October?
The last four months of the year are named after numbers. September (from the Latin for seventh month), October (8th), November (9th), and December (10th). But wait! Isn't October the 10th month? Isn't December the 12th month? Of course they are. These names come from the Latin words (Septimus, Octavus, Nonus, Decimus) but date from a calendar that had only 10 months. Two months named for emperors (Caesar Julius, Caesar Augustus) were inserted into the new "Julian" calendar, leaving us with the word for 8th month attached to our 10th month. Silly? Yes. True? Yes.
