Where does “datetime” come from?
datetime (English) comes from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.
datetime (English): A variable or data type that can hold both date...
Definitions
- A variable or data type that can hold both date...
Ancestry of “datetime”, step by step
datetime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English date
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | date | The fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix... |
| 2 | Middle English | date | — |
| 3 | Old French | date | date point in time |
| 4 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 6 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 7 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English Time
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 2 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 3 | Old French | thym | — |
| 4 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |