English
thymol
Thymol comes from French thym ‘thyme (Thymus)’, and goes back to Ancient Greek θύμον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθύμον‘thyme’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthymum‘thyme’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentthym‘thyme (Thymus)’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentthymol
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθύμον‘thyme’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthymum‘thyme’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentthym‘thyme (Thymus)’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentthymol
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin thymum ‘thyme’
Today it means
noun a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek θύμον / thymol