Where does “goatpox” come from?

goatpox (English) comes from English goat, from English Time, from Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

goatpox (English): A viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox

Definitions

  1. A viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox

Ancestry of “goatpox”, step by step

goatpox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English goat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoatA mammal, "Capra aegagrus hircus", and similar...
2EnglishTimeThe inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events
3Middle Englishtymethyme; time; A specific duration or period of...
4Old Frenchthym
5Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
6Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
7Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via English pox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoxA disease characterized by purulent skin...
2Middle Englishpocke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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