September

name

Etymology: PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

1. The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

   “Holonyms: calendar year; year”

   “Late September is a beautiful time of year.”

2. Celi, the Roman goddess of September.
3. A male or female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English].

   “For quotations using this term, see Citations:September.”