- θύμον
- θύμονGrammatical information: n.,Meaning: `thyme' (IA)Other forms: rarely -ος m.Compounds: As 1. member in θυμ-ελαία f. name of a plant, perh. `Daphne Cnidium' (Dsc., Plin.; cf. on ἐλαία) with -αΐτης (οἶνος) `wine spiced with th.' (Dsc.; vgl. Redard Les noms grecs en -της 96); θυμ-οξ-άλμη f. `drink from thyme, vinegar and brine' (Dsc.).Derivatives: θύμιον = σμῖλαξ, also `large wart' (Hp., Dsc.; cf. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 97), θυμίτης `spiced with th.' (Ar., Dsc.; Redard 93 und 96), θύμινον (μέλι) `from th.' (Colum., Apul.), θυμόεις `rich in th.' (Choeril.), θυμώδης `th.-like' (Thphr.). Denomin. verb θυμίζω `taste th.' (sp. medic.), θυμιχθείς πικρανθείς H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Primary μο-deriv. from 2. θύω `smoke' (s. v.), because of the scent? (Strömberg Pflanzennamen 27); to my mind doubtful. A local plant name, so prob. Pre-Greek. - On θύμαλλος fish name s. v.Page in Frisk: 1,693
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.