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Timon
Timon comes from Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων, from τῑμή ‘honor’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to perceive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷey-‘to perceive’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῑ́ω‘to pay honour to a person’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτῑμή‘honor’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤῑ́μωνTī́mōn
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1605–1608Timon
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷey-‘to perceive’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῑ́ω‘to pay honour to a person’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτῑμή‘honor’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤῑ́μωνTī́mōn
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1605–1608Timon
Earliest quotation: c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, The Life of Tymon of Athens: “Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon! / Ah! when…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to perceive’
pain, penalty, poetry, punishment, poem, poet, pine, punish, penal, subpoena, titanium, punitive, whey, impunity, onomatopoeia, 22 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- / Timon