"tˈaɪmˈaɪɾuː" hˈæzbiːn ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd æz θiːmˈɪɾoʊz, fɔːɹ "bˈoːɹdɚ", kəmpˈɛɹɪŋ nˈɑːsoʊzᵻz tˈɜːm "ˈoʊjˈuːtˈiːmˈaɪ" æz ɐ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ˈuː θˈiːmiz"nˌɑːt ɐlˈaʊd," lˈɪɾɚɹəli "nˌɑːt sˈɛt dˈaʊn, ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs baɪ lˈɔː".
"TI-MI-TO" has been interpreted as themittos, for "border", comparing Knossos's term "O-U-TE-MI" as a religious ou themis ("not allowed," literally "not set down, in this case 'by law'").