Where does “thymine” come from?

Thymine is derived from English thyme, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, from Ancient Greek τίθημι meaning to place or put.

thymine (English): A heterocyclic base,...

Definitions

  1. A heterocyclic base,...

Ancestry of “thymine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthymusA ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic...
2New Latinthymus—
3Ancient Greekθύμοςa warty excrescence, so called from its likeness...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “thymine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θύμος →Every word from New Latin thymus →