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Where does “tyme” come from?

tyme (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.

tyme (Middle English): thyme; time; A specific duration or period of...

Definitions

  1. thyme; time; A specific duration or period of...

Ancestry of “tyme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tyme”

  • times
  • Times
  • wartime
  • daytime
  • anytime
  • overtime
  • timer
  • timeless
  • longtime
  • timeline
  • timetable
  • lunchtime
  • thyme
  • springtime
  • peacetime
  • downtime
  • timescale
  • spacetime
  • timeout
  • betimes
  • onetime
  • timestamp
  • ragtime
  • ofttimes
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