Where does “przedtem” come from?
przedtem (Polish) comes from Polish tym, from Polish Tymoteusz, 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...
przedtem (Polish): formerly, before
Definitions
- formerly, before
Ancestry of “przedtem”, step by step
przedtem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish tym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | tym | inflection of ten: ## instrumental/locative... |
| 2 | Polish | Tymoteusz | — |
| 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... |