Where do we get Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter?

[left-of-center2012]

Why Do We Call the Seasons Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter?

Before "Spring" was called Spring, it was called Lent in Old English.
Starting in the 14th century, that time of year was called “springing time”—a reference to plants “springing” from the ground.
In the 15th century this got shortened to “spring-time,” and then further shortened in the 16th century to just “spring.”

“Summer” came from the Old English name for that time of year, sumor.
This, in turn, came from the Proto-Germanic sumur-, which itself came from the Proto-Indo-European root sam-----
"sam" seems to be a variant of the Proto-Indo-European sem-, meaning “together / one"

Read more at:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/52813/how-did-seasons-get-their-names

[Tikki]

1. We here, in this part of So Cal, get SUMMER from mid-August to Thanksgiving...

Or a week before Thanksgiving.

The wall furnace comes on the day after the Rose Parade and gets shut down in
late March.

Any other Seasons are Sunny, Windy, morning Gloomy and occasional Rain.

But I get that some others like a traditional Winter, Summer, Autumn and Spring.

Tikki

[left-of-center2012]

2. "... SUMMER from mid-August to Thanksgiving" ????

I lived in southern CA for about 20 years, mostly San Diego and 2 years in L.A.

I recall 'summer weather' beng most of the year.

[Tikki]

3. Central Coast, I guess...close to Pt. Hueneme..or So Cal..take your pick.

We’ve been here 50 years and have seen the Weather change in that time.

The Tikkis