Etymograph

English

Movember

Blend of mo (“moustache”) + November

A blend of mo ‘moustache’ + November

English moment

English mo

Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’

Latin novem ‘nine’

Latin november ‘ninth month’

Old French novembre ‘November (month)’

Middle English Novembre

English November

Today it means

name A charity event held each November, where men grow moustaches to raise funds and awareness for men's health issues.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Movember