Where does “Time” come from?

Time (English) comes from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Time (English): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events

Definitions

  1. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events

Ancestry of “Time”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtymethyme; time; A specific duration or period of...
2Old Frenchthym—
3Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
4Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
5Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Time”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θύω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύμον →