Where does “spacetime” come from?
Spacetime derives from English space, which comes from Middle English space, from Old French space, from Latin spatium, from Ancient Greek θέμα, ultimately from Ancient Greek τίθημι meaning "to place or set."
spacetime (English): The four-dimensional continuum of the three...
Definitions
- The four-dimensional continuum of the three...
Ancestry of “spacetime”, 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 |
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