English
tmema
Tmema comes from Ancient Greek τμῆμα ‘piece, section’, from τέμνω ‘to cut’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνω‘to cut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτμῆμαtmêma‘piece, section’zero-grade of τέμνω
- Englishearliest quotation 1842tmema
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*temh₁-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tm̥-né-h₁-tireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτέμνω‘to cut’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτμῆμαtmêma‘piece, section’zero-grade of τέμνω
- Englishearliest quotation 1842tmema
Earliest quotation: 1842, The Christian Remembrancer: “The benefit of which I now make such honourable…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- ‘to cut’
contempt, templar, tempestuous, 34 more
through Ancient Greek τέμνω ‘to cut’
Today it means
noun A segment or section.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- / tmema