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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθύμοςa warty excrescence, so called from its likeness...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “thymus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θύμος →