ἀκή + ἀνθέω
Validation
Yes
Word-lemma
Word-form
ἄκανθα
Transliteration (Word)
akantha
Transliteration (Etymon)
akē + antheō
Century
9 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Etym. Genuinum, alpha 296
Ed.
F. Lasserre and N. Livadaras, Etymologicum magnum genuinum. Symeonis etymologicum una cum magna grammatica. Etymologicum magnum auctum, vol. 1, Rome: Ateneo, 1976
Quotation
Ἄκανθα· ἀπὸ τοῦ τῇ ἀκῇ ἀνθεῖν, ὅ ἐστι τῇ ὀξύτητι
αἰκίζω + ἄνθος
Validation
Yes
Word-lemma
Word-form
ἄκανθα
Transliteration (Word)
akantha
Transliteration (Etymon)
aikizō + anthos
Century
5 AD
Source
Idem
Ref.
Etymologicum, alpha, p. 176
Ed.
F. Sturz, Orionis Thebani etymologicon, Leipzig, Weigel, 1820
Quotation
Ἄκανθα· διὰ τὸ αἰκίζειν ἤγουν πλήττειν