epithymum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπίθυμον (epíthumon).
Noun
epithymum n (genitive epithymī); second declension
- epithyme, dodder parasite plant that affects thyme
- c. 625 CE, Isidore of Seville, Etymologies 17.9.13:
- Epithymum Graecum nomen, quod Latine dicitur flos thymi; nam flos Graece θύμον vocatur.
- "Epithymum" is a Greek name (called "the thyme flower" in Latin) as the plant is called thýmon in Greek.
- Epithymum Graecum nomen, quod Latine dicitur flos thymi; nam flos Graece θύμον vocatur.
Related terms
- epithema
References
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “epithymum”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, OCLC 1369101