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 30, 2008

Sip of the Day: Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope

Titera's Tidbit: Shamrock
In the Irish language, this tiny three-leaved - and, with luck, four-leaved - plant is called seamrac or semrach, the diminutive of the word for clover, seamar. Thus shamrock means, literally, "little clover", which is just what it is.

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