- ὀνθυλεύω
- ὀνθυλεύωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to stuff, to pad, to fill, to fill with stuffing', of food (com. IV--IIIa).Derivatives: ὀνθυλεύσεις pl. `stuffed foods' (com. IV--IIIa); besides μονθυλεύω (by Phryn. 334 rejected, sch.), μονθυλεύσεις (Poll. 6, 60) `id.'Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Expression of culinary art without etymology. We may start from a noun *ὀνθύλη, -ος like κορδύλη, κανθύλη, κρωβύλος a.o. (cf. Chantraine Form. 250 f.). Initial μ- in μονθυλεύω perh. from ματτύη, with related meaning; less probable (Güntert Reimwortbild. 194, doubting) from μολγός `sack'. Furnée 246, perh. from F. Prob. a Pre-Greek word.Page in Frisk: 2,395
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.