ἐνθεῖν

ἐνθεῖν

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `come, go' (Dor., Delph., Arc).

Other forms: Aor. ind. ἦνθον, part. ἐνθών etc.

Derivatives: Compare ep. perfect- and plusquamperfect forms: ἀνήνοθεν (Λ 266, αἷμα), ἐνήνοθεν (ρ 270, κνίση; v. l. ἀν-), ἐπ-ενήνοθε (Β 219, Κ 134, λάχνη; θ 365, ἔλαιον), κατ-ενήνοθεν (Hes. Sc. 269, κόνις; h. Cer. 279, κόμαι, plur.), παρ-ενήνοθε (A. R. 1, 664, μῆτις); meaning. perh. `emporquellen' or. `sich über etwas hingießen, ausbreiten', `herabwallen'.

Origin: XX [etym. unknown]

Etymology: As in Doric a development λτ \> ντ (Schwyzer 213) is found, ἐνθεῖν can be secondary for ἐλθεῖν. But ἐνθεῖν is widespread and ἐλθεῖν may be itself an innovation. There is no connection for ἐνθεῖν (not to Pāli andhati `goes' Pisani IF 58, 254f., Ist. Lomb. 75 : 2, 29ff.). - The form ἐν-, ἀν-ήνοθε has been compared with ἐνθεῖν (ἐνεθ- : ἐνοθ- : ἐνθ-); ἀνήνοθεν may go back to *ἀν-ενήνοθεν (haplologally). Not to ἄνθος (ἀνεθ- : ἀνθ- ?); s. v.

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