Where does “teatime” come from?
Teatime comes from English tea, Dutch thee, Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la, Latin thema, and Ancient Greek θέμα, ultimately from the verb τίθημι meaning to place or set.
teatime (English): The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for...
Definitions
- The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for...
Ancestry of “teatime”, step by step
teatime 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 |