Where does “tomillo” come from?
tomillo (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin *thymellus, from Latin thymus, from Ancient Greek θύμος, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
tomillo (Spanish): thyme
Ancestry of “tomillo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *thymellus | — |
| 2 | Latin | thymus | A type of wart |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θύμος | a warty excrescence, so called from its likeness... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “tomillo”