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#647The name "October" comes from the Latin words for eighth (octo) and month (membrum), thus the "eighth month." Although October is the tenth month in our calendar, it was the eighth month of the Roman calendar.
The name "October" comes from the Latin words for eighth (octo) and month (membrum), thus the "eighth month." Although October is the tenth month in our calendar, it was the eighth month of the Roman calendar.