παχύς
Word
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Word-form
πῆχυς
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
pēkhus
English translation (word)
elbow, arm
Transliteration (Etymon)
pakhus
English translation (etymon)
thick
Century
11 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Etymologica nominum 219
Ed.
R. Reitzenstein, M. Terentius Varro und Johannes Mauropus von Euchaita: eine Studie zur Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft, Leipzig: Teubner, 1901
Quotation
παχὺς δὲ πῆχυς συγκρίσει τῆς συζύγου
Translation (En)
The forearm (pēkhus) is thick (pakhus) compared to the <bone> with which it is paired
Parallels
There is no parallel
Modern etymology
Inherited name of the arm, cognate with Ved. bāhú- "arm", Av. bāzu-, PIE *bheh2g̑hu-. Isolated within Greek (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
MG has πήχης "forearm", "cubit"
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology implying only one formal change, from [a] to [ē]. It is a descriptive etymology: here πῆχυς refers to the thicker bone of the forearm