πηγή
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
πώγων
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
pōgōn
English translation (word)
beard
Transliteration (Etymon)
pēgē
English translation (etymon)
font, source
Century
11 AD
Source
Id.
Ref.
Etymologica nominum 190
Ed.
R. Reitzenstein, M. Terentius Varro und Johannes Mauropus von Euchaita: eine Studie zur Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft, Leipzig: Teubner, 1901
Quotation
πώγων δὲ πηγὴ τῶν παρῃωρημένων
Translation (En)
The chin (pōgōn) is the font (pēgē) of the suspended hair
Parallels
There is no parallel
Modern etymology
Unknown (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
MG still has πώγωνας as a learned word
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology relying on the alternation ω ~ η, symmetrical with he alternation ο ~ ε. It implies the meaning "chin" for πώγων, which is metaphorical: the proper meaning "beard" cannot be said to be the "font" of the hair.