Where does “timiano” come from?
timiano (Esperanto) comes from German Thymian, from Middle High German thimiān, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
timiano (Esperanto): thyme
Definitions
- thyme
Ancestry of “timiano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Thymian | thyme |
| 2 | Middle High German | thimiān | — |
| 3 | Latin | thȳmiāma | incense; fumigant |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θυμίαμα | that which is burnt as incense or fumigation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |