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