thequeensenglish: “December is the twelfth and final month of the Gregorian calendar and the first m
thequeensenglish: “December is the twelfth and final month of the Gregorian calendar and the first month of winter. It derives it’s name from the Latin word decem, meaning ten, as December was the tenth month of the oldest Roman calendar. The Latin name is derived from Decima, the middle Goddess of the ‘Three Fates’ who personifies the present.” Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Ivy & Holly, December 1906 from ‘the Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady’ -- source link