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Where does “timebook” come from?

timebook (English) comes from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

timebook (English): A book recording the time spent on tasks by...

Definitions

  1. A book recording the time spent on tasks by...

Ancestry of “timebook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTime—
2Middle Englishtymethyme; time; A specific duration or period of...
3Old Frenchthym—
4Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
5Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
6Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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