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: Scoundrel
The Latin escondere means "to hide", as in the California place name Escondido, "the hidden-away place". In its original sense, the word "scoundrel" referred to someone who hid away his true intentions, sniped from under cover, and otherwise operated out of the sunlight -- someone not just evil, in other words, but also sneaky.

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