Where does “timeless” come from?
Timeless derives from Middle English timeles, formed from Old English time plus -lēas (meaning "without"), ultimately tracing to Latin thema and Ancient Greek θέμα (meaning "that which is laid down or set"), from the Greek verb τίθημι (meaning "to place or put").
timeless (English): Eternal; Not affected by time; ageless; Done at...
Definitions
- Eternal; Not affected by time; ageless; Done at...
Ancestry of “timeless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -less | (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun |
| 2 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 3 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 4 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 6 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |