- κοσκυλμάτια
- κοσκυλμάτιαGrammatical information: n. pl.Meaning: `cuttings of leather', metaph. of the flattering words of the tanner Cleon to Demos (Ar. Eq. 49).Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]X [probably]Etymology: Popular reduplicated formation [σ]κο-σκυλ-μάτ-ια (cf. Schwyzer 423) of σκύλλω `dishevel, maltreat'. The relation with Lat. quisquiliae pl. `waste, dirt' is not clear; for cognate Hofmann against Walde, who assumes a loan from Greek; s. Bq and W.-Hofmann s. v.Page in Frisk: 1,928-929
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.