Where does “ダウンタイム” come from?
ダウンタイム (Japanese) comes from English downtime, 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.
ダウンタイム (Japanese): downtime amount of time
Definitions
- downtime amount of time
Ancestry of “ダウンタイム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | downtime | The amount of time lost due to forces beyond... |
| 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 |