Etymology of the English word thymy
the English word
thymyderived 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
-yUsage
Word found in Modern English
