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Νέαιρα. τὸ ἔσχατον τῆς κοιλίας. νέον νέατον τὸ ἔσχατον. ὅθεν καὶ λαγὼν παρὰ τὸ λήγειν. Ἡρωδιανὸς ἐν Ὀρθογραφίᾳ.
Translation (En)
Neaira "lower belly": the bottom of the abdominal cavity, neon, neaton "the extremity". This is why also lagōn "flank" comes from lēgein "to cease". Herodian in the De orthographia
Parallels
Meletius, De natura hominis, p. 109 ( λαγὼν δὲ παρὰ τὸ λήγω· ἐκεῖσε γὰρ λήγουσιν αἱ πλευραί); Leo Medicus, De natura hominum synopsis 72 (λαγὼν δὲ λέγεται παρὰ τὸ λῆγον· ἐκεῖσε γὰρ λήγουσιν αἱ πλευραί); Choeroboscus, Prolegomena et scholia in Theodosii alexandrini Canones isagogicos de flexione nominum, p. 236 (καὶ παρὰ τὸ λήγω γίνεται λαγών, οἱονεὶ ᾧ λήγει ἡ κοιλία); Eustathius, Comm. Il., vol. 2, p. 245 (Καὶ γίνεται λαγὼν μέν, ὡς καὶ ἀλλαχοῦ ἐρρέθη, παρὰ τὸ λήγειν, ἔνθα λήγουσι τὰ ὀστώδη πλευρά); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 599 (Νέατον δὲ, τὸ ἔσχατον· ὅθεν καὶ λαγὼν τὸ αὐτὸ εἴρηται παρὰ τὸ λήγειν); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, nu, p. 1391 (Νέαιρα. τὸ ἔσχατον μέρος τῆς κοιλίας. παρὰ τὸ νέω γέγονε νέαιρα. καὶ νέατον τὸ ἔσχατον. ὅθεν καὶ λαγὼν τὸ αὐτὸ εἴρηται. [παρὰ τὸ λήγω.])
Comment
Derivational etymology. The flank is the body part below the ribs, therefore it could be etymologized as the place where the thorax ends. The etymology is provided as a parallel to the etymology of νέαιρα/νείαιρα "lower belly" by νέατος "at the extremity". Both etymologize the lemma after the position of the body part. Both etymologies seem to be by Herodian