English
Timaeus
Timaeus comes from Ancient Greek τῑμάω ‘honour’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῑμάωtīmáō‘honour’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤῑ́μαιοςTī́maios
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETīmaeus
- EnglishtodayTimaeus
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῑμάωtīmáō‘honour’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤῑ́μαιοςTī́maios
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CETīmaeus
- EnglishtodayTimaeus
The story
Appears as the name of one of Plato's dialogues. It is also the name of a person mentioned in the New Testament (Mark 10:46).
Every English word from Ancient Greek τῑμάω
Today it means
name A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τῑμάω / Timaeus