ἄημι
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
ἦτρον
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
ētron
English translation (word)
abdomen
Transliteration (Etymon)
aēmi
English translation (etymon)
to blow
Century
12 AD
Source
idem
Ref.
Comm. Il., vol. 4, p. 162
Ed.
M. van der Valk, Eustathii archiepiscopi Thessalonicensis commentarii ad Homeri Iliadem pertinentes, vols. 1-4, Leiden: Brill, 1:1971; 2:1976; 3:1979; 4:1987
Quotation
τὸ δὲ παρ’ Ὁμήρῳ ἦτρον, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ ἄω, τὸ πνέω, καθὰ καὶ τὸ ἦτορ γίνεται, ὡς καίριον ὂν τοῖς ζῶσιν, ἔγνωσται ἤδη καὶ αὐτό.
Translation (En)
That the word ētron "abdomen" in Homer comes from aō "to blow", as does ētor "heart", too, as is vital for living beings, has already been demonstrated
Modern etymology
Belongs with ἦτορ "heart". Cognate with OHG ādara- "vein", plur. "guts", OIr. in-athar "guts" (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
Νο
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology, which in fact is a shortcut. The complete derivation chain is ἄημι → ἦτορ → ἦτρον, which is abbreviated into ἄημι → ἦτρον (see ἦτρον / ἦτορ)