"September" in seven languages
MeaningSeptember
Spanish
septiembre
/sepˈtjembɾe/
masc.inherited
Setiembre, without the p, is also correct and common in speech.
French
septembre
/sɛptɑ̃bʁ/
masc.inherited
The p was restored in spelling and later in pronunciation (Old French setembre).
Italian
settembre
/setˈtɛmbre/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
setembro
/seˈtẽbɾu/
masc.inherited
Romanian
septembrie
/sepˈtembrje/
masc.learned
Catalan
setembre
/səˈtɛmbɾə/
masc.inherited
English
September
/sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/
from Latin/French · Latin SEPTEMBER
English → ItalianSeptembersettembreCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
SEPTEMBREM‘the seventh month’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The 'seventh' month is the ninth because the oldest Roman year began in March. October, November and December are off by two the same way.
English relatives: September, septet
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In a sentence
- esEl colegio empieza en septiembre.
- frL'école commence en septembre.
- itLa scuola comincia a settembre.
- ptAs aulas começam em setembro.
- roȘcoala începe în septembrie.
- caL'escola comença al setembre.
- enSchool starts in September.