Comment on A Fast 64-Bit Date Algorithm (30–40% faster by counting dates backwards)parentComments−sltkr9moWeird parenthesization. The latin numbers are septem, octo, novem, decem for 7, 8, 9, 10. And then they all have a -ber suffix.−amenghra9moThe three letter prefixes show up in English (eg oct in octal, dec in decimal, etc.).−thaumasiotes9moThe prefix in "decimal" is "decim", like you'd expect given that the root is "decem". There is no "dec-" prefix.(You do see "deca" used as a prefix, "a" included, but that doesn't come from Latin.)−amenghra9moYou are right. I should have written: (septem)ber was the 7th month of the year, (octo)ber was the 8th, (novem)ber the ninth, and (decem)ber the tenth!
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Weird parenthesization. The latin numbers are septem, octo, novem, decem for 7, 8, 9, 10. And then they all have a -ber suffix.
The three letter prefixes show up in English (eg oct in octal, dec in decimal, etc.).
The prefix in "decimal" is "decim", like you'd expect given that the root is "decem". There is no "dec-" prefix.
(You do see "deca" used as a prefix, "a" included, but that doesn't come from Latin.)
You are right. I should have written: (septem)ber was the 7th month of the year, (octo)ber was the 8th, (novem)ber the ninth, and (decem)ber the tenth!