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Where does “thymol” come from?

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

thymol (French): thymol

Definitions

  1. thymol

Ancestry of “thymol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thymol”

  • thymol
  • bromothymol
  • thymate
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