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>Why isn’t “june” then “iune”? I'm not certain about the etymology, but many languages do use an "i" sound for the names of June and July. I wouldn't be surpri
by falcor84 2y ago
>Why isn’t “june” then “iune”?
I'm not certain about the etymology, but many languages do use an "i" sound for the names of June and July. I wouldn't be surprised if it started with an "i", then people switched to writing it with a "j" while still using the same sound, and then later people began pronouncing it differently.