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
- The duration of the life of someone or something;...
Ancestry of “lifetime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | liftime | — |