δῆρις
Word
Validation
Word-form
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
English translation (word)
Transliteration (Etymon)
English translation (etymon)
Century
Source
Ref.
Ed.
Quotation
Δηλητήριον· ἀπὸ τοῦ δηλῶ, ὃ σημαίνει τὸ βλάπτω· τοῦτο ἀπὸ τοῦ δῆρις, ὃ σημαίνει τὴν μάχην, δηρῶ καὶ δηλῶ· τοῦτο παρὰ τὸ δαίω, τὸ διακόπτω.
Translation (En)
Dēlētērion "deadly": from dēlô "to damage". The latter from dēris, which means "battle", *dērô, and dēlô. The latter [i.e. dēris, CLF] from daiō "to divide"
Parallels
Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 264 (Δηλῶ: Τὸ φανερῶ, ἐκ τοῦ δῆλος· καὶ τὸ βλάπτω, ἐξ οὗ τὸ δηλήσονται· καὶ ἐδηλήσαντο, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἔβλαψαν. Γίνεται παρὰ τὸ δῆρις, ὃ σημαίνει τὴν μάχην, δηρῶ, καὶ δηλῶ· ἢ παρὰ τὸ κῆλα, τὰ βέλη, (οἱονεὶ τὰ φθαρτικὰ καὶ βλαπτικὰ) τροπῇ τοῦ κ εἰς δ, (ὡς καίω δαίω,) γίνεται δηλῶ, τὸ βλάπτω· καὶ δηλητήριον, τὸ θανάσιμον καὶ βλαπτικόν); Etym. Symeonis, delta 166 (Δηλητήριον· ἀπὸ τοῦ δηλῶ, τὸ βλάπτω· τοῦτο δὲ παρὰ τὸ δῆρις, ὃ σημαίνει τὴν μάχην, γίνεται δηρῶ καὶ δηλῶ, τὸ δὲ δῆρις ἀπὸ τοῦ δαίω, τὸ κόπτω); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, delta, p. 503 9Δηλῶ. τὸ βλάπτω. τὸ μὲν δηλητήριον ἀπὸ τοῦ δηλῶ, [τὸ δὲ δηλῶ] ἀπὸ τοῦ δῆρις, ὃ σημαίνει τὴν μάχην, δηρῶ καὶ δηλῶ. τοῦτο ἀπὸ τοῦ δαίω τὸ κόπτω)
Comment
Derivational etymology accounting for δηλέομαι "to damage" (medium tantrum). Tto damage" is derived from "to fight", at the expense of one formal change. From the semantic point of view, fighting causes damage, therefore the etymon is the cause. The etymology is reversible (see δῆρις / δηλέομαι)