Multiple choice general knowledge history

2How did the month October got its name?

  1. Named after Octavius

  2. Named after Octavia

  3. It was the tenth month of Roman Calendar

  4. It was the 8th month of Roman calendar
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Explanation

October comes from the Latin "octo," meaning eight. In the original Roman calendar (around 753 BCE), October was the eighth month. The Roman calendar began with March and had only 10 months, which is why the last four months have numerical names (September=7, October=8, November=9, December=10).

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