The Greek word κυδοιμός «din of battle, uproar, hubbub» still lacks a good etymology. The traditional connection with the verb κυδάζω «to revile, abuse» remains semantically unconvincing and leaves unexplained the second part of the word. In this paper I try to show that κυδοιμός is in fact a tautological compound of a verb * κυδ- «to rush towards » (cf. Ved. códati) and the substantive οἶμα «spring, rush, swoop» (cf. Avest. aēšma-) in the same way as κερτομέω «to taunt, sneer at» is a compound of * κερ-«to cut » and *-τομ- «to cut », as brilliantly shown by Perpillou (1986).Le mot grec κυδοιμός «tumulte du combat» n’a pas encore reçu de bonne étymologie. Le rapprochement traditionnel avec le verbe κυδάζω «insulter» demeure peu convaincant ...
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Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 22301134Le mot grec κυδοlμó " tumulte du combat " n'a pas encore reçu de bo...
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 22301134Le mot grec κυδοlμó " tumulte du combat " n'a pas encore reçu de bo...
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In Herodotus’ work, the κρατ- words have not yet truly differentiated meanings : the notion of «supe...
Seeking to render the meaning of χώρα, χώρος, χωρίον and τόπος, the author reviews the oldest known ...
The author proposes the following explanations: δοῦλος ‘slave’ < *δουλολο- (by haplology) < *δουλο-...
The aim of this paper is to present a new etymology for Greek δῑφάω “ to search after”. After showin...
The aim of this paper is to present a new etymology for Greek ἑτοῖμος (Later Attic ἕτοιμος) “at hand...
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 22301134Le mot grec κυδοlμó " tumulte du combat " n'a pas encore reçu de bo...
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 22301134Le mot grec κυδοlμó " tumulte du combat " n'a pas encore reçu de bo...
Meaning and etymology: on Greek χρεών and εἵλωτες, and on a rediscovered Euripidian form, διχαστήρ o...
anthroposInternational audienceThe Greek word for "human being ", ἄνθρωπος , has been associated for...
Les mots grecs composés au moyen de -κόπος, de -κοπία et de -κοπέω apparaissent pour la première foi...
In order to provide an etymology to the *ἀλειτ-root that expresses the idea of a fault, linguists ha...
The paper explains the origin of the Greek lexeme ἐσχάρᾱ “hearth” from the point of view of various ...
International audienceThe paper shows that the thematic form μάρτυρος in Homer is metrically conditi...
Gaulish etymologies. XI. Gaulish tithe or Greek tithe ? Oswald Szemerenyi has recently proposed to a...
Lorsque Algernon Charles Swinburne fut sollicité en 1872 pour participer au Tombeau de Théophile Gau...
In Herodotus’ work, the κρατ- words have not yet truly differentiated meanings : the notion of «supe...
Seeking to render the meaning of χώρα, χώρος, χωρίον and τόπος, the author reviews the oldest known ...
The author proposes the following explanations: δοῦλος ‘slave’ < *δουλολο- (by haplology) < *δουλο-...