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Where does “lifetime” come from?

Lifetime comes from Middle English liftime, a compound of life and time referring to the duration of a person's existence.

lifetime (English): The duration of the life of someone or something;...

Definitions

  1. The duration of the life of someone or something;...

Ancestry of “lifetime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishliftime—
Every word from Middle English liftime →