In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

Sip of the Day - February 25, 2008

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Titera's Tidbit: Manila
The Tagalog word nilad refers to a blossoming shrub with white flowers that grows in profusion on the island of Luzon. Maniland means the place where the plant grows, which corresponds to the location of the capital of the Phillippines. Paper was made from the plant, which gives us our term "manila envelope".

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