Where does “seldomtimes” come from?
seldomtimes (English) comes from English Times, from English times, from English time, from Middle English time, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω — smoke; mist, haze.
seldomtimes (English): Seldom; rarely; infrequently
Definitions
- Seldom; rarely; infrequently
Ancestry of “seldomtimes”, step by step
seldomtimes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Times
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Times | A common name (often in combination) for a newspaper or periodical, especially The Times (published in the United Kingdom), but also The New York Times, The Times of India, Radio Times, etc |
| 2 | English | times | plural of time; API pl; The circumstances of a... |
| 3 | English | time | The inevitable progression into the future with... |
| 4 | Middle English | time | Alternative form of tyme |
| 5 | Old French | thym | — |
| 6 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |