Where does “wartime” come from?
Wartime derives from English war and time, with war tracing through Middle English werre to Old French guerre, ultimately from Latin bellum meaning "armed conflict."
wartime (English): A period during which a war is in progress in a...
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- A period during which a war is in progress in a...
Ancestry of “wartime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Time | — |
| 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 |
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