ἀπολαύω
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Λαυκανίη: ὁ λαιμός, ἀπὸ τῆς ἀπολαύσεως.
Translation (En)
Laukaniē: "throat", from apolausis ("enjoyment")
Parallels
Etym. Gudianum, lambda, p. 363 (Λαυκανίη, ὁ λαιμὸς, ἀπὸ τῆς ἀπολαύσεως· λευκανίτης ἡ φάρυγξ λέγεται, ἀρτηρία ἀπὸ τοῦ τὴν λευκήν.); Eustathius, Comm. Il. van der Valk, vol. 2, p. 40 (ὡς δὲ χράω χραύω, οὕτω καὶ λάω, οἷον «ἀσπαίροντα λάων», καὶ κατὰ πλεονασμὸν λαύω, ἐξ οὗ καὶ τὸ ἀπολαύω καὶ λαυκανία ὁ λαιμός); ibid., vol. 4, p. 624 (Λαυκανία δὲ παράγεται ὅθεν καὶ ὁ λαιμός. ὡς γὰρ ἐκ τοῦ λάω λαμός καὶ λαιμός, οὕτως ἐκ τοῦ λάω λαύω λαυκανία ὁ ἀπολαυστικός, φασί, τόπος); Eustathius, Comm. Od. Stallbaum, vol. 2, p. 200 (Τὸ δὲ λάων Ἀρίσταρχος μὲν ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀπολαύων, ἀφ’ οὗ καὶ λαιμὸς καὶ λαυκανία καὶ αὐτὸ τὸ ἀπολαύειν πλεονασμῷ τοῦ υ ὅθεν καὶ τὸ, λάε νεβρὸν ἄγχων, ἤγουν ἀπέλαυεν, ἐτρύφα·); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 558 (Λαυκανίη: Ὁ λαιμός· ἀπὸ τῆς ἀπολαύσεως.); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, lambda, p. 1286 (Λαυκανίη. ὁ λαιμός. ἀπὸ τῆς ἀπολαύσεως. ἄλλοι δέ φασι λευκανίη); Scholia in Oppianum, Hal. 1.755 (λευκανίηθεν· ἀπὸ τῆς λευκάνης, ἢ στόματος· λευκάνοι οἱ ὀδόντες, καὶ λευκανίηθεν ἀπὸ τῶν ὀδόντων. λευκανίηθεν· ἀπὸ τοῦ λαιμοῦ· λευκανία γὰρ ὁ λαιμὸς, λεύκανες οἱ ὀδόντες ἀπὸ τοῦ λαύω τὸ ἀπολαύω. λευκανία ὁ λαιμὸς, καὶ τὸ ἀπηρτημένον τοῦ γαργαρεῶνος παρὰ τὸ λευκὸν εἶναι φύσει· ἢ παρὰ τὸ χεύω χευκανία καὶ λευκανία, ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ λῶ τὸ ἀπολαύω, ἢ ἀπὸ τοῦ χαίνω τὸ χάσκω, ὡς καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴω τὸ κομίζω οἰσοφάγος· ἐνταῦθα ἀπὸ τοῦ ποιοῦντος τὸ ποιούμενον· ἀπὸ γὰρ τοῦ λαιμοῦ ὁ λευκὸς ἀφρὸς γίνεται).
Comment
Derivational etymology relying on the identity of the first syllable [lau]. The throat is here seen as the body part through which food is "enjoyed". The fact that the word is never used in connection with eating was not a problem. A variant λευκανίη is found (see Parallels), which may reflect a folk etymology relating the word to λευκός.