October
/ɒkˈtoʊ.bər/noun
The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
Did you know?October comes from Latin *octōber*, from *octō* meaning “eight,” because the Roman calendar originally began in March—so the “tenth” month still carries an old numerical ghost.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*oḱtṓw
“eight”
Latin
Latin
octō
“eight”
Latin
Latin
octōber
“eighth; the eighth month of the Roman calendar”
Old French
Old French
octobre
“October”
Middle English
English
October
“the month of October”
Modern English
English
October
“the tenth month of the year”