Where does “timeout” come from?
Timeout comes from English out and Middle English time, which derives from Old French thym, from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα, ultimately from the verb τίθημι meaning to place or set.
timeout (English): The allowed maximal time for a process to end...
Definitions
- The allowed maximal time for a process to end...
Ancestry of “timeout”, step by step
timeout 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 |