Where does “lunch-time” come from?
lunch-time (English) comes from English time, from Middle English time, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
lunch-time (English): The time of day at which lunch is eaten
Definitions
- The time of day at which lunch is eaten
Ancestry of “lunch-time”, step by step
lunch-time traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English time
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | time | The inevitable progression into the future with... |
| 2 | Middle English | time | Alternative form of tyme |
| 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 |