2506: Thai Months Oct 22, 2021

In modern Thai, months with 30 days end in '-ayon' and months with 31 end in '-akhom'; February (Kumphaphan) ends in '-phan'. Originally in Thai, the months were just numbered, but later these were Thai-modified Sanskrit named introduced by prince Devawongse Varoprakar based on the Zodiac signs, with both endings mentioned above meaning 'arrival'. This makes something like October 'tulakhom' from 'tulā' (balance) meaning 'the arrival of balance' from 'Libra', or April as 'Mesayan' from 'mesa' (ram) from Aries and so on. The different ending for February means 'bound', and the added day of a leap-year is called 'Athikasuratin' meaning 'additional'.

2275: jovial & Jove Mar 9, 2021

Around the world, many cultures have associated certain times of year with heightened happiness. While likely few would still have any association between the two, the word 'jovial' meant born under the influence of the planet Jupiter, also called 'Jove' in English. Indeed, the Latin '-ālis' ending was used to express relationship, in this case with the head of their pantheon, Iovis. This astrological relation and an idea that those people born in that zodiac period were cheerier people led to the modern definition.