- δαρθάνω
- δαρθάνωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `fall asleep'.Other forms: the simplex in present only Hierocl. In CA; aor. ἔδραθον υ 143; mostly κατα-δαρθάνω (Pl., s. Schwyzer-Debrunner 476), also ἐγκατα-, ἐπικατα-, συγκατα-, and ἀπο-, παρα-, aor. -δραθεῖν (Od.), -δαρθεῖν, perf. -δεδάρθηκα (Att.), later aor. -δαρθῆναι (s. Schwyzer 759 n.. 3). Mostly in aorist (pres. [καθ-]εύδω).Derivatives: No deriv.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [226] *der-? `sleep'Etymology: Resembles Skt. drā́-ti `sleep', Lat. dormiō `id.', ORuss. Csl. drěmati `slumber' (from *derm-). The θ can be a secondary formant, cf. Benveniste Origines 191, Chantraine Gramm. hom. 1, 329.Page in Frisk: 1,349-350
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.