myEtymology.com: English etymology of thiamine

Etymology of the English word thiamine

the English word thiamine

derived from the English word amine

derived from the English word ammonium

derived from the English word ammonia

using the English suffix -ium

using the English suffix -ine

using the English prefix thi-

derived from the English word thiamin

derived from the English word vitamin

using 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)

The earliest known usage of thiamine in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English