<P> The word autumn comes from the ancient Etruscan root autu - and has within it connotations of the passing of the year . It was borrowed by the neighbouring Romans , and became the Latin word autumnus . After the Roman era , the word continued to be used as the Old French word autompne ( automne in modern French ) or autumpne in Middle English , and was later normalised to the original Latin . In the Medieval period , there are rare examples of its use as early as the 12th century , but by the 16th century , it was in common use . </P>
what is the meaning of the word autumn
connotations of the passing of the year