θέρω
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
θρίξ
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
thrix
English translation (word)
hair
Transliteration (Etymon)
therō
English translation (etymon)
to heat
Century
11 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Etymologica nominum 160
Ed.
R. Reitzenstein, M. Terentius Varro und Johannes Mauropus von Euchaita: eine Studie zur Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft, Leipzig: Teubner, 1901
Quotation
Θερίζεται θρὶξ καὶ θέρει πᾶν, ὃ σκέπει
Translation (En)
The hair (thrix) is reaped (therizetai) and warms (therei) everything it covers
Parallels
There is no parallel
Modern etymology
Isolated within Greek. Maybe cognate with Lith. drikà "thread, with a variation of the last consonant of the root comparable to cases like *steib(h)/p-, despite Beekes' skepticism
Persistence in Modern Greek
MG still has τρίχα (from the non-nominative stem of Ancient Greek τριχ-)
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology relying on the observation that hair is a protection against cold. It accounts only for the sequence θρ- and leaves the end of the word unexplained, contrary to the first etymology mentioned, by θερίζω.