Where does “pasatiempo” come from?
pasatiempo (Spanish) comes from Spanish tiempo, from Old Spanish tiempo, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
pasatiempo (Spanish): pastime
Definitions
- pastime
Ancestry of “pasatiempo”, step by step
pasatiempo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish tiempo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tiempo | time; a while, period of time, long time, length... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | tiempo | time; season |
| 3 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |