Etymograph

English

timeous

Timeous comes from Middle English tymous.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tymous1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1831timeous1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English timeous
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1831, The Radical Reformer's Currycomb; Or, Scrub for Scrub: “We sincerely hope, however, that a timeous and speedy…”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tymousWiktionary, English timeous
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1831timeousWiktionary, English timeous. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1831, The Radical Reformer's Currycomb; Or, Scrub for Scrub: “We sincerely hope, however, that a timeous and speedy…”

Equivalent to time + -ous

Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- ‘to divide’

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Proto-Germanic *tīmô ‘division, period; time’

Proto-West Germanic *tīmō

Old English tīma ‘time, period’

Middle English tyme

English time

Every English word from Middle English tymous

Today it means

adj In sufficient time; timely; in (its) proper time or season.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “timeous”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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