δέμω
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Etymon-lemma
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Transliteration (Etymon)
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Quotation
Θεμέλια. δεμῶ τὸ οἰκοδομῶ· ἀφ’ οὗ δεμέλια, καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ δ εἰς θ, θεμέλια.
Translation (En)
Themelia "foundations". Demō <means> "to build", from which is derived *demelia, and by change of /d/ to /th/, themelia
Parallels
Choeroboscus, Epimerismi in Psalmos, p. 127 (θεμέλιον, παρὰ τὸ δέμω, τὸ οἰκοδομῶ, δεμέλιον καὶ θεμέλιον); Etym. Parvum, theta 7 (Θεμέλιον· παρὰ τὸ δεμῶ, τὸ οἰκοδομῶ δεμέλιον καὶ θεμέλιον); Etym. Gudianum, gamma, p. 296 (Γαμήλια· παρὰ τὸ γαμῶ γαμήσω γαμήλια, ὡς <παρὰ τὸ> δεμῶ δεμήσω δεμήλια καὶ θεμέλια); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 445 (Θεμέλιον, παρὰ τὸ δέμω τὸ οἰκοδομῶ, δεμέλιον καὶ θεμέλιον. ἐκ δὲ τοῦ θεμέλιον γίνεται θεμελιῶ. τὸ δὲ θεμελιῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ δέμω τὸ οἰκοδομῶ, δεμελιῶ καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ δ εἰς θ θεμελιῶ); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, theta, p. 1035 (Θεμείλια. τὰ θεμέλια. παρὰ τὸ δέμω, τὸ οἰκοδομῶ, γίνεται δεμέλια καὶ θεμέλια καὶ θεμείλια πλεονασμῷ τοῦ ι)
Comment
Derivational etymology, involving one formal manipulation (change of the initial consonant). The foundations are that on which the building relies and represent the first step in building a house.