Where does “thymol” come from?

thymol (English) comes from French thymol, from French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

thymol (English): a monoterpene phenol, CHOH, found in the oil...

Definitions

  1. a monoterpene phenol, CHOH, found in the oil...

Ancestry of “thymol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthymolthymol
2Frenchthymthyme
3Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
4Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
5Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “thymol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θύω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύμον →