κόρη
Word
Validation
No
Word-form
κόρση
Word-lemma
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Word)
korsē
English translation (word)
temple (anat.)
Transliteration (Etymon)
korē
English translation (etymon)
pupil of the eye
Century
11 AD
Source
idem
Ref.
Etymologica nominum 187
Ed.
R. Reitzenstein, M. Terentius Varro und Johannes Mauropus von Euchaita: eine Studie zur Geschichte der Sprachwissenschaft, Leipzig: Teubner, 1901
Quotation
Ἆσσον δὲ κόρση τῆς ἐν ὀφθαλμῷ κόρης.
Translation (En)
The temple (korsē) is close to the pupil (korē) of the eye
Parallels
There is no parallel
Modern etymology
Maybe a derivative of κείρω (Beekes, EDG)
Persistence in Modern Greek
No
Entry By
Le Feuvre
Comment
Derivational etymology relying on a metonymic relationship: the word is etymologized after a word referring to something contiguous.