Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Semitica et Classica; revue internationale d'études orientales et méditerranéennes
Angaben zur Quelle:
26 (2019) 227-228
Keywords:
Greek language Etymology
;
Semitic languages Influence on Greek
Abstract:
The aim of this note is to explain the etymology of the Ancient Greek word ἄκολος which is attested, peculiarly in Homer, specifying a “bit,” a “morsel of bread,” “food.” In scientific literature ἄκολος has not a clear etymology and its origin is ignored. It could be linked with Phrygian ακκαλος, but this connection is phonologically difficult to support; moreover, ακκαλος does not designate the “bread.” ἄκολος is likely to be a loanword from a North-West Semitic language from the common root *ʾVkul, meaning “to eat,” and in the semantic sphere of the Semitic languages “food,” “morsel,” “bread.”
DOI:
10.1484/J.SEC.5.119660
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