Etymograph

English

thuris

Thuris comes from Ancient Greek θύος ‘burnt sacrifice’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘to smoke’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewh₂-1‘to smoke’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθύος2thúos‘burnt sacrifice’
  3. Englishtodaythuris2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek θύος
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English thuris

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewh₂-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek θύος‘to smoke’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθύοςWiktionary, English thuristhúos‘burnt sacrifice’
  3. EnglishtodaythurisWiktionary, English thuris

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘to smoke’

down, steam, dye, funk, dew, dun, dune, duvet, dag, fume, thymus, obfuscate, fumigation, typhon, 26 more

Today it means

noun Frankincense obtained from conifers such as the Norway spruce, or long-leaved pine.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thuris”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek θύος. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- / thuris

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