Etymology of the English word thiamin
the English word
thiaminderived from the English word
vitaminusing the English prefix
vit-derived from the Latin word
vita (viaţă; life; life, career, livelihood)
derived from the Latin word
vivere (be alive, live; survive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the English prefix
thio-derived from the Greek word
theion, θεῖον (sulphur)
Derivations in English
thiamineUsage
Word found in Modern English
