English
Zeitpyramide
Zeitpyramide comes from German Zeitpyramide.
- Germanc. 1650–presentZeitpyramideliterally ‘time pyramid’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentZeitpyramideliterally ‘time pyramid’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023same form
Earliest quotation: 2023, Richard Fisher, Until 3183 A.D., This Public Sculpture Is a Work in Progress: “They came to see the latest stage in the…”
The story
Borrowed from German Zeitpyramide (literally “time pyramid”).
Every English word from German Zeitpyramide
Today it means
name An unfinished pyramid planned to consist of 120 solid concrete blocks. One block is placed every 10 years. The first block was placed in 1993 and the final block will be placed in 3183.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Zeitpyramide / Zeitpyramide