'Autumn' is a word borrowed from French 'l'automne'. The word entered the English language some time around the 14th century.
autumn [noun] [14th century]
- the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, an...
- a period of maturity or incipient decline
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Etymology: Middle English 'autumpne' from Latin 'autumnus'
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