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).

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Titera's Tidbit: Cash
The Latin capsa was a thing that held things - in other words, a box. The person who kept the box was called, by the time French evolved out of Latin, a caissier. To most people, the most interesting thing the box held and the person controlled was money; hence, the name of the container became the name of the thing contained.

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