thymine=الثايمين

thymine=الثايمين

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:

thymine (n.)

1894, from thymic (1868, from Gk. thyme; see thyme) + chemical suffix -ine (2).

thyme (n.)

plant of the mint family, late 14c., from O.Fr. thym, tym (13c.), from L. thymum, from Gk. thymon, possibly from thyein "burn as a sacrifice," which would indicate the plant was used as incense.

-ine (2)

chemical suffix, sometimes -in, though modern use distinguishes them; early 19c., from Fr. -ine, from L. -ina, fem. form of suffix used to form adjectives from nouns. In French commonly used to form words for derived substances, hence its extended use in chemistry.