θύμον: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.,<br />Meaning: [[thyme]] (IA)<br />Other forms: rarely <b class="b3">-ος</b> m.<br />Compounds: As 1. member in <b class="b3">θυμ-ελαία</b> f. name of a plant, perh. [[Daphne Cnidium]] (Dsc., Plin.; cf. on [[ἐλαία]]) with <b class="b3">-αΐτης</b> ([[οἶνος]]) <b class="b2">wine spiced with th.</b> (Dsc.; vgl. Redard Les noms grecs en <b class="b3">-της</b> 96); <b class="b3">θυμ-οξ-άλμη</b> f. [[drink from thyme]], [[vinegar and brine]] (Dsc.).<br />Derivatives: [[θύμιον]] = [[σμῖλαξ]], also [[large wart]] (Hp., Dsc.; cf. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 97), [[θυμίτης]] <b class="b2">spiced with th.</b> (Ar., Dsc.; Redard 93 und 96), [[θύμινον]] ([[μέλι]]) <b class="b2">from th.</b> (Colum., Apul.), [[θυμόεις]] <b class="b2">rich in th.</b> (Choeril.), [[θυμώδης]] <b class="b2">th.-like</b> (Thphr.). Denomin. verb [[θυμίζω]] <b class="b2">taste th.</b> (sp. medic.), <b class="b3">θυμιχθείς πικρανθείς</b> H.<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Primary <b class="b3">μο-</b>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.