Related to ἐπιθῡμέω (epithūméō, “I long for”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “on”)

+ θῡμός (thūmós, “heart”).

ἐπιθῡμίᾱ • (epithūmíā) f (genitive ἐπιθῡμίᾱς); first declension

1. yearning, longing, desire, craving

2. Often with a negative connotation: lust

ἐπιθυμία, ας, epithumía féminin

1. Désir, souhait.

2. Désir, passion.

Noun: θῡμός • (thūmós) m (genitive θῡμοῦ); second declension

1. soul, as the seat of emotion, feeling, and thought

2. soul, life, breath

3. soul, heart

4. desire, will

5. temper, passion, disposition

6. anger, rage, wrath

7. heart, love

8. thought, mind

*tʰūmós m

1. vapour? breath

2. soul, spirit

θυμός

soul, spirit

A.soul, spirit, as the principle of life, feeling and thought, esp. of strong feeling and
passion (rightly derived from θύω

I. in physical sense, breath, life,

2.spirit, strength

3. each man's heart beat high

II. soul, as shown by the feelings and passions; and so,

1. desire or inclination, esp. desire for meat and drink, appetite,

2.mind, temper, will

3.spirit, courage

4.the seat of anger,

5.the heart, as the seat of the emotions, esp. joy or grief

6.mind, soul, as the seat of thought,

Descendants

 Ancient Greek: θῡμός (thūmós)

o Greek: θυμός (thymós)

Y una referencia del Cratilo de Platon en 419e:

"Tampoco es difícil epithymía (apetito): es evidente que debe su nombre a la fuerza «que se
dirige al ánimo» (epi thymòn ioûsa), y thymós tendría este nombre del ardor y ebullición del
alma. Por otra parte, hímeros (deseo) tiene este nombre por el flujo que arrastra al alma sobre
todo."