Etymology of the English word December
the English word
Decemberderived from the Old French word
decembrederived from the Latin word
decemberderived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀derived from the French word
Decemberderived from the Latin word
December (December)
derived from the Latin word
decem (ten)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekm₀Date
The earliest known usage of December in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
december, English
december, French
décembre, German
Dezember, Icelandic
desember, Italian
dicembre, Latin
December, Spanish
diciembre, Swedish
decemberUsage
Word found in Modern English
