Where does “thinwire” come from?

thinwire (English) comes from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη.

thinwire (English): 10BASE2, a form of Ethernet using thin coaxial cable

Definitions

10BASE2, a form of Ethernet using thin coaxial cable

Ancestry of “thinwire”, step by step

thinwire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wire

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	wire	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now...
2	Middle English	wir	—
3	Old English	wīr	wire, metal thread, wire-ornament
4	English	myrtle	An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus...
5	Old French	myrte	—
6	Latin	myrtus	myrtle
7	Ancient Greek	μύρτος	myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle
8	Ancient Greek	μυρίκη	tamarisk
9	Ancient Greek	-ίκη	—

via English thin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	thin	Having little thickness or extent from one...
2	Middle English	thinne	thin, narrow, skinny, slender; weak; sparse,...
3	Old English	þynne	thin
4	Proto-West Germanic	þunnī	thin
5	Proto-Germanic	þunnuz	thin
6	Proto-Indo-European	ténh₂us	thin
7	Proto-Indo-European	tenh₂-	to stretch, to extend
8	Proto-Indo-European	ten-	to stretch, to extend

Every word from Ancient Greek -ίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μυρίκη →Every word from Ancient Greek μύρτος →