ἰά
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
ἀΐω
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
aïō
English translation (word)
to perceive
Transliteration (Etymon)
iā
English translation (etymon)
ritual cry
Century
12 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Etym. Symeonis, vol. 1, p. 188
Ed.
F. Lasserre and N. Livadaras, Etymologicum magnum genuinum. Symeonis etymologicum una cum magna grammatica. Etymologicum magnum auctum, vol. 1, Rome: Ateneo, 1976
Quotation
τὸ δὲ ἀΐω, ὃ σημαίνει τὸ ἀκούω, γίνεται ἐκ τοῦ ἰά, ὃ σημαίνει τὴν φωνήν.
Translation (En)
And the verb aïō, which means "to hear", comes from ia, which means "voice"
Parallels
There is no parallel.
Modern etymology
Old inherited verb from PIE *h2ewes- "to perceive". Within Greek, belongs with αἰσθάνομαι "to perceive" (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
No
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
The verb is derived from the ritual cry ἰὴ παιάν, under the "Attic" form ἰά. For the semantics, it is similar to the explanation of the verb as onomatopoeic (see ἀΐω / [a]).