Where does “effluxion of time” come from?
effluxion of time (English) comes from English effluxion, from English efflux, from Latin effluxus, from Latin effluō, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.
effluxion of time (English): The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event
Definitions
- The determination of a term of years due to the passage of time, rather than the occurrence of a specific event
Ancestry of “effluxion of time”, step by step
effluxion of time traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English effluxion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | effluxion | The process of flowing out; That which has flowed... |
| 2 | English | efflux | The process of flowing out |
| 3 | Latin | effluxus | — |
| 4 | Latin | effluō | to flow or run forth or out; escape |
| 5 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 6 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 7 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 8 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
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 |