Etymology of the English word thyme
the English word
thymederived from the Old French word
thymderived from the Latin word
thymum (thyme)
derived from the Greek word
thumon, ϑύμον
derived from the Greek word
thuein, θύω (properly, to rush (breathe hard, blow, smoke); to sacrifice (properly, by fire, but genitive case); by extension to immolate (slaughter for any purpose))
Date
The earliest known usage of thyme in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
thymol,
thymic,
thymyCognates
Dutch
tijm, French
thym, German
Thymian, Italian
timo, Norwegian
timian, Swedish
timjanUsage
Word found in Modern English
