Where does “risetime” come from?
risetime (English) comes from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
risetime (English): The time taken for a wave to rise from the baseline to the peak
Definitions
- The time taken for a wave to rise from the baseline to the peak
Ancestry of “risetime”, step by step
risetime 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 the passing of present and past events |
| 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 |
via English rise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rise | To move, or appear to move, physically upwards... |
| 2 | Middle English | risen | to rise |
| 3 | Old English | rīsan | to rise; to seize, carry off |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rīsan | to scale; move vertically (either up or down) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |