Etymology derived from a contextual co-occurrence in a Homeric line. The basic etymology is by ἀΐσσω, given here under its Attic form ἀΐττω in order to explain the [t] of χαίτη (despite the fact that ἀΐττω is of course not found in Homer, whereas χαίτη is). The initial [kh] is then explained as χέω, implying a contraction: this probably draws on an alternative etymology, by χέω alone, attested in earlier sources (see χαίτη / χέω).