Where does “overtime” come from?
Overtime comes from English over- and time, with time deriving from Middle English time, Old English tīm, Latin thema meaning "subject or theme," and Ancient Greek θέμα from τίθημι meaning "to place or put."
overtime (English): Working time outside of one's regular hours; The...
Definitions
- Working time outside of one's regular hours; The...
Ancestry of “overtime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Over- | Above, or higher |
| 2 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 3 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 4 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |