Where does “タイム” come from?
タイム (Japanese) comes from Japanese タイムアウト, from English time-out, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω — smoke; mist, haze.
タイム (Japanese): time; time out in a game or match; thyme
Definitions
- time; time out in a game or match; thyme
Ancestry of “タイム”, step by step
タイム traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese タイムアウト
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | タイムアウト | time-out |
| 2 | English | time-out | A short break in the action of a sport, for... |
| 3 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 4 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 5 | Old French | thym | — |
| 6 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English thyme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thyme | Any plant of the labiate genus "Thymus", such as... |