Where does “ランチタイム” come from?

ランチタイム (Japanese) comes from English lunchtime, 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.

ランチタイム (Japanese): lunchtime

Definitions

  1. lunchtime

Ancestry of “ランチタイム”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlunchtimeThe time or hour at or around which lunch is...
2EnglishTimeThe inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events
3Middle Englishtymethyme; time; A specific duration or period of...
4Old Frenchthym
5Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
6Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
7Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-