Where does “teammate” come from?
Teammate comes from English team, from Middle English teme, from Old English tēam, from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-, meaning to place or put.
teammate (English): One who is on the same team
Definitions
- One who is on the same team
Ancestry of “teammate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -mate | — |
| 2 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 3 | Middle English | mate | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | — |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
Words derived from “teammate”