English
Spooktober
Blend of spooky + October, from the association of Halloween with October.
Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw ‘twice four’
Latin octō ‘eight’
Latin Octōber ‘eighth month’
Old French octobre ‘October (month)’
English October
Today it means
name Synonym of October.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spooktober