Where does “suppertime” come from?
Suppertime comes from English supper and English time, where supper derives from Old French souper, ultimately from Latin sup-, related to Latin suppa (broth), combined with English time from Old English tīma, from Proto-Germanic *tīmaz.
suppertime (English): The time when supper takes place; The time when...
Definitions
- The time when supper takes place; The time when...
Ancestry of “suppertime”, step by step
suppertime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supper | Food consumed before going to bed; Any meal eaten... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |