Re: OT: Roman Calendar (was Re: USAGE: syllables)
| From: | Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 13, 2003, 18:53 |
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En réponse à Mark J. Reed :
>Actually, I'm pretty sure it was Quinctilis, though several Internet sources
>seem to have lost their 'c's somewhere along the way.
Well, you may be sure of it, but you're nevertheless wrong. It was
"Quintilis", from "quintus": fifth (with a year beginning the 1st of March,
Quintilis was indeed the fifth month). There has never been a 'c' in it.
Christophe Grandsire.
http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr
You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.
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