Where does “dinnertime” come from?
dinnertime (English) comes from English dinner, from Middle English dyner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus — to sacrifice.
dinnertime (English): The time when dinner takes place; The time when...
Definitions
- The time when dinner takes place; The time when...
Ancestry of “dinnertime”, step by step
dinnertime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dinner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dinner | A midday meal; The main meal of the day, often... |
| 2 | Middle English | dyner | lunch second meal of the day, eaten in the late morning |
| 3 | Old French | disner | to dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | disiuno | — |
| 5 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 7 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 8 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |
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 |