Where does “timotei” come from?
timotei (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English Timothy, from Middle French Timothée, from Latin Timotheus, from Ancient Greek Τιμόθεος, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
timotei (Norwegian Nynorsk): timothy (grass), Phleum pratense
Definitions
- timothy (grass), Phleum pratense
Ancestry of “timotei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Timothy | Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy |
| 2 | Middle French | Timothée | — |
| 3 | Latin | Timotheus | Timothy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Τιμόθεος | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |