κτίλος
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
κωτίλος
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
kōtilos
English translation (word)
chattering
Transliteration (Etymon)
ktilos
English translation (etymon)
tame, obedient
Century
1 BC
Reference
fr. 533*
Edition
C. Theodoridis, Die Fragmente des Grammatikers Philoxenos [Sammlung griechischer und lateinischer Grammatiker (SGLG) 2. Berlin: De Gruyter, 1976
Source
Orion
Ref.
Etymologicum, kappa, p. 86
Ed.
F. Sturz, Orionis Thebani etymologicon, Leipzig, Weigel, 1820
Quotation
(Theodoridis) κωτίλος· πλεονασμός ἐστι τοῦ ω· κτίλος γὰρ ἦν, ὁ κριός, ὅπερ καταστρέφει εἰς τὸ πρᾶον· †πρέπεται† γὰρ τῇ πραότητι †τὸ κολακεύειν†.
Translation (En)
Kōtilos "chattering". Addition of the /ō/, for it was ktilos "ram", which turns to "gentle". […]
Modern etymology
Unknown (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
No
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology, starting from the adjective κτίλος "tame", which itself is assumed to represent an extended meaning of κτίλος "ram". In Orion's wording, "tame" is expressed by πρᾶον. The end of the explanation is difficult to understand. Probably the idea is that being gentle leads to talking gently and in a flattering fashion