English
atimy
Atimy comes from Ancient Greek ἀτιμία ‘disgrace’, 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 BCEἀτιμίαatimía‘disgrace’
- Englishearliest quotation 1784-1810atimy
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 BCEἀτιμίαatimía‘disgrace’
- Englishearliest quotation 1784-1810atimy
Earliest quotation: 1784-1810, William Mitford: “the decree of atimy, or deprivation of rights and…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- ‘to perceive’
pain, penalty, poetry, punishment, poem, poet, pine, punish, penal, subpoena, titanium, punitive, whey, impunity, onomatopoeia, 21 more
Today it means
noun public disgrace or stigma; outlawry; loss of civil rights
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- / atimy