Where does “tămâie” come from?
tămâie (Romanian) comes from Latin thȳmānea, from Latin thȳmiāma, from Ancient Greek θυμίαμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
tămâie (Romanian): incense, frankincense; flattery, fulsome praise
Definitions
- incense, frankincense; flattery, fulsome praise
Ancestry of “tămâie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | thȳmānea | — |
| 2 | Latin | thȳmiāma | — |
| 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 |