Why Is The Tenth Month Named After Eight?

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Octo On Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/octo-
The Roman Calendar: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/...
The 12 Months Of The Year: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/...
A History Of The Months And The Meaning Of Their Names: http://www.crowl.org/Lawrence/time/mo...
How Did The months Get Their Names?: https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2...
The Julian calendar: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/...
Latin Numbers: https://blogs.transparent.com/latin/l...
Meet Mercedonius: https://www.dictionary.com/e/mercedon...

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