time etymology

Etymology

• Old English tîma ("time, period, hour")
• West Germanic *tîmon
• Proto-Germanic *tîmō
• Proto-Indo-European *déh₁- ("to measure, divide")

Meaning and Origin

"Time" originally referred to a specific period or interval, such as a day or an hour. Over time, it came to encompass a wider range of meanings, including:

• Linear sequence of events: The progression of events in an orderly manner.
• Duration: The amount of time that something lasts or takes place.
• Chronological order: The arrangement of events in order of their occurrence.
• Measurement: The act or process of measuring time using units such as seconds, minutes, and years.
• Opportunity: A suitable or convenient moment for doing something.
• Age: The period of a person's life.
• Historical period: A specific era or epoch.
• Occasion: A particular event or celebration.

The root déh₁- also appears in other words related to measurement and division, such as:

• Divide: To separate into parts.
• Dime: A coin worth one-tenth of a dollar.
• Digit: A numerical symbol (0-9).
• Day: A unit of time based on the Earth's rotation.

time relate terms

• timing

  Etymology Middle English tyming tyme Old English tīma Proto Germanic tīmô Proto

• time

  Etymology Old English tîma time period hour West Germanic tîmon Proto Germanic

• aforetime

  Etymology Origin Middle English aforetime from Old English æfter fyrstum literal

• afore

  Etymology Middle English a fore from Old English ā fore Proto Germanic afuri Prot

• time

  Etymology Old English tîma time period hour West Germanic tîmon Proto Germanic

• meantime

  Etymology Meantime ultimately comes from the Middle English word meanetime which emerged

• clock

  Etymology Middle English clokke from Old English clucge Germanic origin Proto German

• sentence

  Etymology The word sentence comes from the Latin word sententia meaning opinion j

• temporal

  Etymology The word temporal is derived from Latin temporalis which in turn comes fro

• meal

  Etymology The word meal comes from the Old English word mæl which originally meant

• tide

  Etymology The word tide originates from the Old English word tid which means time

• chronic

  Etymology The word chronic originates from the Greek word khronos meaning time

• influence

  Etymology Middle English influence from Old French influence from Late Latin influ

• case

  Etymology The word case derives from the Old French word cas which in turn comes fro

• while

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