Where does “onetime” come from?
Onetime comes from Middle English time, Old English ān, Latin thema, and Ancient Greek θέμα, ultimately from the Greek verb τίθημι meaning to place or set.
onetime (English): Former; Occurring or used in a single instance...
Definitions
- Former; Occurring or used in a single instance...
Ancestry of “onetime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Time | — |
| 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 |