Etymology

timothy

tim·o·thy
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Today it means: Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US. Full definition →

Middle French Timothée ← Latin Tīmotheus ← Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος
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timothy · noun1

Named after Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.

Timothy · proper noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΤῑμόθεος
  2. Latin · derived fromTīmotheus
  3. Middle French · derived fromTimothée
  4. English todayTimothy

From Middle French Timothée, from Latin Tīmotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

Words from the same roots

LatinTīmotheus all →

Timotheus

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