Where does “timus” come from?
timus (Indonesian) comes from New Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
timus (Indonesian): thymus
Definitions
- thymus
Ancestry of “timus”, step by step
timus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via New Latin thymus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | thymus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | θύμος | a warty excrescence, so called from its likeness... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Javanese ꦠꦶꦩꦸꦱ꧀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦠꦶꦩꦸꦱ꧀ | — |