Re: OT: Roman Calendar (was Re: USAGE: syllables)

Nik Taylor scripsit:

> I wouldn't be surprised if _Quinctilis_ were an alternate, archaic,
> spelling convention.  Not all words had fixed spellings in Latin, after
> all.
Just so.  _quinctus_ is the archaic version of _quintus_ 'fifth', and
all the various words derived from it (the personal name _Quintus_, the
gens name _Quintilius_, the month name _Quintilis_, etc.) can all be
spelled quinct-.

But certainly quint- is not wrong.

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