September

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US /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/ UK /sɛpˈtɛmbə/ See IPA manual

Freq #3957

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The ninth month of the year, coming after August and before October.

The new school term usually begins in September.

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1 name · the ninth month of the... ninth month

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Forms septembers

Etymology

PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

septembre Old French September Latin *septḿ̥ Proto-Indo-European -ber Latin

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# September

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** name
**IPA (US):** /sɛpˈtɛmbɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /sɛpˈtɛmbə/
**Frequency rank:** 3957

## Meanings
1. The ninth month of the year, coming after August and before October.

## Examples
- The new school term usually begins in September.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: septembre
- Root: September
- Root: *septḿ̥
- Root: -ber

## Etymology
PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar.

## AI Etymology
September: PIE word; septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ- borrowed into? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English, from Old French septembre, Latin September (“seventh month”), from septem (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; September was the seventh month in the Roman calendar. Important forms in the word's history include Old French septembre, Latin September, Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, Latin -ber. In current use it includes the sense The ninth month of the year, coming after August and before October.

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