Where does “time” come from?

time (Middle English) comes from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

time (Middle English): Alternative form of tyme

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tyme

Ancestry of “time”, step by step

time traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French thym

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchthym—
2Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
3Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
4Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old English tīma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtīmatime, period, space of time, season, lifetime,...
2Proto-Germanictīmôtime
3Proto-Indo-Europeantī-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandī-time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-i-to divide, cut

Words derived from “time”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →