Language Maps of Europe

The Roman calendar started in March, not January, making November the ninth month of the year—hence the name, from Latin novem, “nine”. (...)

In the Roman calendar, the year began with March, not January, so October was the eighth month of the year—hence the Latin name october, (...)

The English word “September” comes from Latin september, which means “the seventh month”. This seems strange—we all know that September (...)

The English name “August” comes from Latin augustus, named in honour of Augustus, the first Roman emperor and great-nephew and adoptive (...)

There are almost a hundred different languages spoken natively in Europe, but only about 40 of them have 1 million speakers or more. The (...)

July, the seventh month of the year, was named iūlius by the Roman Senate in honour of the Julius Caesar, and the Latin name spread to (...)

The English name “June” comes from Latin iunius, the month of the Roman goddess Iuno (usually spelled “Juno” in English), who was the (...)

The proper term used in linguistics for the name of a language in that very same language is “autonym” (or “endonym”), so the (...)

The month of May is named after Maia, the Roman goddess of growth (her name was thought to be related to the Latin word maior, “larger, (...)

The name of the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar in most European languages is derived from Latin Aprilis, the etymology of which is (...)