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 - September 25, 2008

Sip of the Day:
Excel Tip: Switching Between Worksheets

Titera's Tidbit: Window
A window, in the poetic language of the Old Norse, was literally "the eye", auga, of a house through which the wind passed: thus vindauga, "wind-eye". The original Old-English term for the same this was eagthyrel, "eye thirl", or eyehole.

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