- διαττάω
- διαττάω RPh 72(1998)124Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `sieve' (Att.);Other forms: Perf. ptc. pass. διεττημένος (διηττημένος Thphr. as if from δι-αττάω); as simplex σῶσι 3. pl. pres. (Hdt. 1, 200), ἐττημένος (Pherekr., Att. inscr.), ἐσσημένος (Delos IIIa,, with Ionic vocalism).Compounds: ἀλευρό-ττησις `flour-sieve' (Poll.), `sieved flour' (Suid.).Derivatives: Verbal noun διάττησις (Plu.), also (postverbal) δίαττος ἡ ἀλευρότ\<τ\>ησις, τὸ κόσκινον H. - With θ-enlargement Ion. σήθω, s. v.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: One posits *(δια-)τϜαίω and compares Skt. titaü- `sieve', but this learns us nothing. Also Lith. tvóju `beat' does not help; root *tu̯eh₂-? - Not to Lith. sijóju, Alb. shosh (\< *si̯ā-s-) `sieve'. Schwyzer 320; older lit. in Bq. - Notation with geminate, because the simplex was no longer used.Page in Frisk: 1,386
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.