I still see those teenagers
standing in the playground of the new semester in September
looking up at the sky with clear eyes
towards the infinite future
——Xu Wei's "Juvenile"
tomorrow is September 1st, the school day, autumn will follow Is approaching.
But have you ever wondered, why is September called September?
September is September
Why are Septwolves
and not nine wolves?
October is October
Why Octopus is an octopus (octopus)
instead of a ten-claw?
December is December
Why is decade
instead of twelve years?
This is because, in the Roman calendar, only ten months a year, that has the following correspondence relationship:
Roman Gregorian calendar | |
× | January |
× | February |
Jan | March |
April | |
February March April | June |
five | May |
August | |
May June July | September |
July | |
October | |
August September October | December |
September (from Latin septem, "seven") or mensis September was originally the seventh of ten months on the ancient Roman calendar that began with March (mensis Martius, "Mars' month"). It had 29 days. After the reforms that resulted in a 12-month year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name.
(Source: Wikipedia)
It is said that the English term of the month in the Gregorian calendar is actually related to the ancient Roman calendar, so:
September is actually July
so the root sept- is "seven"
Septwolves is the seven wolves
October is actually August
so the root octo- is "eight" z3 Zz
octopus is an octopus
December is actually October
so the root dec- is "ten"
decade is ten years
Come on! *_*