The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

sixth → August 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Derivation
language		Latin
lexeme 1		sextus
lexeme 2		sextilis
meaning 1	sixth
direction	→
meaning 2	August
reference		Glare
comment		mensis Sextilis was the Latin name for what was originally the sixth month in the Roman calendar, when March (Martius) was the first of ten months in the year. After the calendar reform that produced a twelve-month year, Sextilis became the eighth month, but retained its name. It was renamed Augustus (August) in 8 BC in honor of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.