Where does “timun” come from?
timun (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian timone, from Late Latin timo, from Latin temo, from Old Latin tecmonem, from Proto-Indo-European teḱs- — construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...
timun (Serbo-Croatian): helm, rudder; steering wheel
Definitions
- helm, rudder; steering wheel
Ancestry of “timun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | timone | helm, rudder, tiller, wheel, plane; shaft |
| 2 | Late Latin | timo | — |
| 3 | Latin | temo | pole; tongue; beam |
| 4 | Old Latin | tecmonem | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱs- | construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,... |