Where does “September” come from?

September (Malay) comes from English September, from Latin september, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

September (Malay): September ninth month of the Gregorian calendar

Definitions

  1. September ninth month of the Gregorian calendar

Ancestry of “September”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSeptemberThe ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox
2Latinseptemberof September
3LatinSeptemseven; 7
4Proto-Italicseptemseven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →