Definition
So old that nobody can remember when it began; dating back beyond human memory or recorded history.
Etymology
From Latin in- (not) + memorialis (worthy of memory), derived from memoria (memory). The word emerged in Middle English to describe things so ancient that their origins were lost to time.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'time immemorial' appears constantly in legal documents to mean 'since before anyone can prove otherwise,' which actually gives lawyers a way to skip proving exactly when something happened—pretty clever linguistic shortcut in the courtroom.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በአለም ላይ በፊት
be a-lem la-y be-fi-t
CACatalà
immemorial
im-me-mor-i-al
CSČeština
od pradávna
od pra-da-vna
DADansk
tidsen begyndelse
tids-en be-gynd-else
DEDeutsch
unzeitgemäß
un-tsayt-ge-maeß
ELΕλληνικά
από τα αρχαία χρόνια
a-po ta ar-kha-ia ch-ron-na
ESEspañol
inmemorial
in-me-mor-i-al
FISuomi
aikaa vanhempaa
aikaa van-hem-paa
FRFrançais
immémorial
im-me-mor-ee-al
HEעברית
לפני זמנ
lif-ni z-man
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीन
pra-cheen
IDBahasa Indonesia
purba
pur-ba
ITItaliano
immemorabile
im-me-mor-a-bi-le
KO한국어
시대 이전의
si-dae i-jeon-ui
MSBahasa Melayu
purba
pur-ba
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်ကကြာ
a-kyi-el ka-kya
NLNederlands
oorlogs
oor-logs
NONorsk
fra tidernes morgen
fra ti-der-nes mor-gen
PLPolski
pr antigüedad
pr an-ti-gwa-dad
PTPortuguês
immemorial
im-me-mor-i-al
RORomână
din cele mai vechi timpuri
din ce-le mai ve-chi tim-puri
RUРусский
завесы времени
za-ve-sy ve-che-men-i
SVSvenska
tidsen ursprung
tids-en ur-sprung
SWKiswahili
zamani ya kale
za-ma-ni ya ka-le
TAதமிழ்
காலத்திற்கு முன்
ka-la-th-ir-kku mun
TEతెలుగు
చాలా పూర్వం
cha-la pa-ur-vam
TLTL
matagal na
ma-ta-gal na
TRTürkçe
sonsuz eskiden
son-suz es-ki-den
UKУкраїнська
з давніх-давен
z dav-nykh-da-ven
VITiếng Việt
từ thời xa xưa
tu thoi xa xua
YOYO
ọ̀jọ́ gbọ́gbọ́
o-jọ́ gbọ́gbọ́