Where does “timekeeper” come from?
Timekeeper is a compound of English time, from Middle English time, from Old French thym, from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα, ultimately from Ancient Greek τίθημι meaning to place or set.
timekeeper (English): A device that shows the time; a timepiece; A...
Definitions
- A device that shows the time; a timepiece; A...
Ancestry of “timekeeper”, step by step
timekeeper 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 |