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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.
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