- ἀοσσέω
- ἀοσσέωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `help, support'.Other forms: only aor. ἀοσσῆσαι (Mosch. 4, 110),Derivatives: ἀοσσητήρ m. `helper, protector' (Il.); cf. ὀσσητῆρα βοηθόν and ἐοσσητήρ ἐπίκουρος, τιμωρός, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀοσσητήρ H. (the forms are unexplained; Fraenkel KZ 42, 128f. is wrong).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [896] *sekʷ- `follow'Etymology: ἀοσσέω iterative deverbative or denominative from *ἄοσσος, to ἕπομαι, Lat. sequor as *sm̥-soqu̯-i̯os (cf. Lat. socius). S. ἕπομαι, ὀπάων and Myc. eqeta.Page in Frisk: 1,117
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.