Where does “timely” come from?
Timely comes from Old English tīmlīc, a compound of tīm (time) and the adjectival suffix -līc (like, characteristic of).
timely (English): Done at the proper time or within the proper time...
Definitions
- Done at the proper time or within the proper time...
Ancestry of “timely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | timely | Alternative form of tymely |
| 2 | Old English | tīmlīc | — |
Words derived from “timely”