The eighth month in the old MISC@1 calendar , October retained its name -LRB- from the Latin `` octo '' meaning `` eight '' -RRB- when January and February were added .

The name comes from the Latin oct for `` eight '' -LRB- it was the eighth month of the year , before July and August were added by the MISC@2 and PERSON@1 -RRB- .
