- ἄραβος
- ἄραβοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `rattle, ring' of armour, teeth (Il.).Derivatives: Denom. ἀραβέω `rattle, ring' (Il.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Same suffix in θόρυβος, κόναβος etc. (Chantr. Form. 260), for the stem cf. ἄραδος, ἀράζω. Onomatopoetic?; s. Güntert Reimwortbildungen 145f. Fur. 142 compares ἀροπῆσαι πατῆσαι H., which shows substr. origin (as Fur. remarks, a word can be both onomat. and a substr. loan).Page in Frisk: 1,128
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.