Where does “passe tyme” come from?

passe tyme (Middle English) comes from Middle French passetemps, from Middle French temps, from Old French temps, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

passe tyme (Middle English): a way of occupying oneself or passing the time; a...

Definitions

  1. a way of occupying oneself or passing the time; a...

Ancestry of “passe tyme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpassetempspastime; hobby
2Middle Frenchtempstime
3Old Frenchtempsweather
4Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “passe tyme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tempos →Every word from Latin tempus →