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καυλὸς δὲ, ὡς ἐπίμηκες· πᾶν γὰρ ἐπίμηκες αὐλός· προσθέσει οὖν τοῦ κ, καυλός
Translation (En)
Kaulos ("stem" of a plant), because it is long, and everything which is long is an aulos "pipe, tube". Therefore, with a prothetic [k], kaulos
Parallels
Epimerismi homerici ordine alphabetico traditi, kappa 152 (κνέφας […] οἱ μὲν κατὰ στέρησιν τοῦ φάους νέφας καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ κ, ὡς ἐν τῷ κτύπος καὶ καυλός, κνέφας); Etym. Gudianum, kappa p. 308 (Καυλὸς, τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δόρατος, ὃ εἰς τὸ ὀξὺ τίθεται. γέγονε δὲ κατὰ πλεονασμὸν τοῦ κ. αὐλῷ γὰρ ἔοικε· πᾶν γὰρ ἐπίμηκες αὐλὸς λέγεται); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges p. 493-494 (idem); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, kappa, p. 1149 (Καυλός. τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δόρατος, εἰς ὃ τὸ ξύλον ἐντίθεται. γέγονε κατὰ πλεονασμὸν τοῦ κ. αὐλῷ γὰρ ἔοικε. πᾶν γὰρ ἐπίμηκες αὐλὸς λέγεται)
Comment
Descriptive paronymic etymology relying on the phonetic similarity and the similarity in shape, as the stem is long and cylindrical like a pipe (and indeed some stems can be used as pipes). It implies one formal manipulation, a prothetic consonant