July
/dʒuːˈlaɪ/noun
The seventh month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
Did you know?July was originally called Quintilis in the Roman calendar, but after Julius Caesar’s assassination, it was renamed in his honor because it was the month of his birth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dyew-
“to shine; sky, daylight”
Latin
Latin
Iūlius
“belonging to Julius (the family name Iūlius)”
Late Latin
Latin
mēnsis Iūlius
“the month of Julius”
Old French
Old French
juillet
“July”
Middle English
English
juili / julye
“the month of July”
Modern English
English
July
“the seventh month of the year”