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 - December 15, 2008

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Titera's Tidbit: Forest
The Romans who came to the heavily wooded precincts of what are now France, Switzerland, and Germany had reason to fear the grounds outside - in Latin, foris - the walls of their fortifications. Those who lived beyond, off in the dense woods, were enemies and strangers, from which foris also lends to our word "foreign".

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