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 - June 20, 2008

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Titera's Tidbit: Uncouth
"Uncouth" behavior was not necessarily boorish or rude in Anglo-Saxon times. Someone who ate with a fork or used a napkin would have been guilty of it, for in Old English "uncouth" meant "unknown" (from cunnan, "to know"), in the sense of something unfamiliar or strange. The equivalent term in Latin descended into English as "ignorant", which means unknowing.

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