Where does “Timmy” come from?
Timmy derives from the English diminutive suffix -y, which comes from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European -kos, a formative element used to create derivatives.
Ancestry of “Timmy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tim | A Catholic; A supporter of the Scottish football... |
| 2 | English | Timothy | Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy |
| 3 | Middle French | Timothée | — |
| 4 | Latin | Timotheus | Timothy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τιμόθεος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |