Where does “timescaling” come from?
timescaling (English) comes from English timescale, 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.
timescaling (English): The time-stretching of an audio signal (i.e. changing its duration without changing the pitch)
Definitions
- The time-stretching of an audio signal (i.e. changing its duration without changing the pitch)
Ancestry of “timescaling”, step by step
timescaling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English timescale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | timescale | Alternative spelling of time scale |
| 2 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 3 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 4 | Old French | thym | — |
| 5 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English scaling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scaling | present participle of scale; The removing of the... |