Where does “timol” come from?

timol (Romanian) comes from French thymol, from French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον, from Ancient Greek θύω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

timol (Romanian): thymol

Definitions

  1. thymol

Ancestry of “timol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchthymolthymol
2Frenchthymthyme
3Latinthymumthyme; accusative singular of thymus
4Ancient Greekθύμονthyme
5Ancient GreekθύωI offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek θύω →Every word from Ancient Greek θύμον →