English

first-time

Happening for the first time; doing something for the first time.

    Etymology graph

    • inherited
    • borrowed
    • derived
    • parts
    • meaning component
    • sound component
    • related
    React Flow

    Click a node to zoom in · double-click to open it

    Origin

    From first time used as a modifier.

    From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Lineage

    • derivedEnglishfirst “Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishfirst
        • inheritedOld Englishfyrest
        • inheritedOld Englishfyrst
      • suffixEnglish-est “Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.”
        • inheritedMiddle English-est

    Sources