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Where does “goateed” come from?

goateed (English) comes from English goatee, from English goat, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω — smoke; mist, haze.

goateed (English): Having a goatee

Definitions

  1. Having a goatee

Ancestry of “goateed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoateeA beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the...
2EnglishgoatA mammal, "Capra aegagrus hircus", and similar...
3EnglishTime—
4Middle Englishtymethyme; time; A specific duration or period of...
5Old Frenchthym—
6Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
7Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
8Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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