The eighth month in the Roman calendar was shifted over to the ten position when Julius and Augustus Caesar inserted two new month names (July and August) into the calendar. Due to a bit of a rivalry both months were given 31 days so neither would be less important.
The prefix "octo" means eight. Refering to the eight legs that an octopus has :)
Octo means eight therefore, eight sides
our calendar is based on the Roman one; but the Romans celebrated New Year's Day on March 1st. For them, October was truly the eighth month. Also Octo means Eight in Latin.
Yes. Octo means 8.
Octo is from the Greek language. It is the Greek word for the number eight. Octo is also the Latin word for the number eight.
October. The word comes from latin word octo, which means eight
The prefix "octo" means eight. Refering to the eight legs that an octopus has :)
The prefix "octo-" means "eight." It is commonly used to denote something involving the number eight.
It means 'eight.'
Octo, meaning 'eight.'
its an octogon. octo means eight
The month of October is called "October" because it comes from the Latin word "octo," which means eight. In the original Roman calendar, October was the eighth month of the year.
Octo means eight therefore, eight sides
our calendar is based on the Roman one; but the Romans celebrated New Year's Day on March 1st. For them, October was truly the eighth month. Also Octo means Eight in Latin.
Yes. Octo means 8.
Octagon derives from Octo and Gonia. Octo means eight, gonia means angle. So, a shape of eight angles, is called an octagon.
Octopus has eight legs which is why it is "8". The latin prefix "octo" means eight. October was originally the eight month when the last six months of the calender was basically numbers (Quin, sex, sept, octo, novem, & decem). To the point: Mars was the 1st month but January and Febuary were added later on moving all the months up two numbers.