Away Team
/əˈweɪ tiːm/noun
A group representing a visiting side or sent away from a base to carry out a mission.
Did you know?Although “away team” existed in sports before Star Trek, the series made it culturally synonymous with a small crew beaming into danger and unexplored worlds.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*weǵʰ-
“To go, transport, or move along”
Old English
Old English
weg
“A road, path, or course—the ancestor of “way””
Old English
Old English
on weg
“Away or onward, literally “on the road””
Old English
Old English
tēam
“Offspring, lineage, or a group drawn together”
Middle English
English
away; teem
““Away” develops from a-way, while “team” evolves from a group or set of animals”
19th Century
English
away team
“The visiting side in a sporting contest”
Modern English
English
Away Team
“A dispatched group, famously popularized as a mission crew by Star Trek”