Etymograph

English

thyine

Thyine comes from Latin thȳinus ‘made from a citrus tree’, and goes back to Ancient Greek θυίᾱ ‘cedar’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθυίᾱ1‘cedar’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθῡ́ῐ̈νος2thū́ĭ̈nos‘made of cedar’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthȳinus3‘made from a citrus tree’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1611thyine3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek θύϊνος
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin thyinus
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English thyine
  4. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones,…”.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθυίᾱWiktionary, Ancient Greek θύϊνος‘cedar’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEθῡ́ῐ̈νοςWiktionary, Latin thyinusthū́ĭ̈nos‘made of cedar’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEthȳinusWiktionary, English thyine‘made from a citrus tree’
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1611thyineWiktionary, English thyine. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones,…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek θυίᾱ

Today it means

noun The fragrant wood of a North African tree (Tetraclinis articulata) in the family Cupressaceae.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “thyine”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek θύϊνος, Latin thyinus. 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.

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