- ἄκνηστις
- ἄκνηστιςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `backbone' (A.R. 4, 1403 ἐπ' ἄκνηστιν); name of a plant Nic. Th. 52.Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]X [probably]Etymology: It is supposed that κατ' ἄκνηστιν stands for older κατὰ κνῆστιν `rasp' (κ 161), Wackernagel Glotta 2, 1, Fraenkel Glotta 4, 42, Leumann Hom. Wörter 49; on κνῆστις s. s.v. -κναίω. - DELG suggests that the word was created earlier, with prothetic ἀ-, which is impossible (does this proposal imply doubt about the traditional interpretation?).Page in Frisk: 1,54
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.