Where does “Timothy” come from?
Timothy derives from Middle French Timothée, from Latin Timotheus, from Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος, a compound of Ancient Greek τιμή "honor" and θεός "god," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning "to place" or "put."
Timothy (English): Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy
Definitions
- Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy
Ancestry of “Timothy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Timothée | — |
| 2 | Latin | Timotheus | Timothy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Τιμόθεος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |