ὀστέον + φύω
Validation
Yes
Word-lemma
Word-form
ὀσφύς
Transliteration (Word)
osphus
Transliteration (Etymon)
osteon + phuō
Century
2 BC
Reference
fr. 222
Edition
K. Müller, Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum (FHG) 1, Paris: Didot, 1853
Source
Orion
Ref.
Etymologicum, omicron, p. 114
Ed.
F.W. Sturz, Etymologicum Graecae linguae Gudianum et alia grammaticorum scripta e codicibus manuscriptis nunc primum edita, Leipzig: Weigel, 1818
Quotation
(Orion) Ὀσφύς. ὡς Ἀριστοτέλης, ἡ ἴση πρὸς τὸ ἄνω καὶ κάτω πεφυκυῖα, οἷον ἴσοφυς. ὡς δὲ Ἀπολλόδωρος, ὀστοφυὴς, ὅτι ὀστώδης
ἴσος + φύω
Validation
Yes
Word-lemma
Word-form
ὀσφύς
Transliteration (Word)
osphus
Transliteration (Etymon)
isos + phuō
Century
4 BC
Source
Idem
Ref.
Historia animalium493a
Ed.
P. Louis, Aristote. Histoire des animaux, vols. 1-3, Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1964-1969
Quotation
Τῶν δ’ ὄπισθεν διάζωμα μὲν ἡ ὀσφύς (ὅθεν καὶ τοὔνομ’ ἔχει· δοκεῖ γὰρ εἶναι ἰσοφυές), τοῦ δὲ διεξοδικοῦ τὸ μὲν οἷον ἐφέδρανον γλουτός, τὸ δ’ ἐν ᾧ στρέφεται ὁ μηρός, κοτυληδών
