*SET-U

PERMANENT JOURNEY RECORD / 122

COMPLETE ROUTE ↗
STAGE 03broadNO SINGLE PIN

before the 12th c. English first-known-use horizon

English transmission from Old English or Anglo-French

December DOSSIER ↗
THE REVIEWED ROUTE CLAIM

Middle English Decembre continues an Old English or Anglo-French form ultimately borrowed from Latin December.

COORDINATES STORED
NO
HONEST TO PLOT
NO
PLACEMENT MODE
broad
TIME PRECISION
before
NUMERIC TIME BOUND
YES
CLAIM CITATIONS
1
THE TEMPORAL CLAIM

THIS STAGE ENTERS THE TIMELINE.

Merriam-Webster reports English use before the twelfth century. The before-1200 bound does not choose between the cited Old English and Anglo-French transmission alternatives.

PLACE IN GLOBAL CHRONOLOGY ↗
DIRECT STAGE-LEVEL PROVENANCE

AUDIT THE ROUTE CLAIM.

Every source below identifies its exact stance, locator, and evidentiary contribution.

  1. supports

    December — Word History

    Traces Middle English Decembre through Old English or Anglo-French to Latin and reports English use before the twelfth century.

    Word History: Etymology and First Known UseAUDIT SOURCE ↗