κόρος
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
κοίρανος
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
koiranos
English translation (word)
ruler
Transliteration (Etymon)
koros
English translation (etymon)
boy, lad
Century
12 AD
Source
idem
Ref.
Comm. Il., vol. 1, p. 309
Ed.
M. van der Valk, Eustathii archiepiscopi Thessalonicensis commentarii ad Homeri Iliadem pertinentes, Leiden, 1971-1987
Quotation
Κοίρανος δὲ λέγεται μὲν ὁ ἡγεμών· γίνεται δὲ κατὰ τοὺς παλαιοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ καιρός τροπῇ τοῦ α εἰς ο, οἱονεὶ ὁ τοῦ καιροῦ κύριος, ἢ ἐκ τοῦ κόρος ὁ νέος πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ἰῶτα,
Translation (En)
Koiranos means "ruler". According to the ancients, it comes from kairos "occasion", by change of /a/ to /o/, although it were the "master of the occasion", or from koros which means "young", with the iota being added.
Parallels
There is no parallel
Modern etymology
From PIE *korio- "war, army". Cognate with Lith. kārias "army", Goth. Harris "id.", MIr. cuire "crowd" (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
No
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology. The ruler is the "young man", in peak physical condition. Eustathius does not mention his source.