- κροιός
- κροιόςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: acc. to H. = νοσώδης, ἀσθενής; after Theognost. Can. 21 = κολοβός; also Att. inscr. (IG 22, 244, 63 [IVa], Άρχ. Έφ. 1923,39), of building stones (λίθοι).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Several hypotheses: to Lith. kraĩvas `oblique, curbed' etc. (Solmsen IF 31,466f.; cf. on κριός); to κεραΐζω, Persson IF 35, 200f., certainly wrong; prob. best as `cut off, broken off' to κρούω (WP. 1,411 a. 481)?Page in Frisk: 2,22
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.