Where does “aforetimes” come from?

aforetimes (English) comes from English aforetime, from Middle English aforetyme.

aforetimes (English): Formerly, formerly

Definitions

  1. Formerly, formerly

Ancestry of “aforetimes”, step by step

aforetimes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aforetime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaforetimeIn time past; in a former time; formerly; Former
2Middle Englishaforetyme—

via English S

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSThe ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this...
Every word from Middle English aforetyme →Every word from English aforetime →