Etymology of the English word thymol
the English word
thymolderived from 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))
using the English suffix
-olDate
The earliest known usage of thymol in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
hexahydrothymol