Where does “thymus” come from?
thymus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek θύμος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “thymus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | θύμος | a warty excrescence, so called from its likeness... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |