- ἀρέσκω
- ἀρέσκωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `please, satisfy' (Il.).Other forms: Aor. ἀρέσαιDerivatives: With `inorganic' σ (Schwyzer 503), ἀρεστός `pleasing' (Hdt.), Άρέστωρ PN (Hes. u. a.) and ἀρέσμιον `honorarium' (Stiris). From the present-stem: ἄρεσκος `obsequious' (Arist.), ἀρεσκεία (Arist.).Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [00] *h₂erh₁-?Etymology: The word seems to have a disyllabic root, *h₂erh₁-, but connection with ἀρείων, ἀρε-τή is semantically not probable. Connection with ἀρ- in ἀραρίσκω is just a guess. Lit. Schwyzer 708 A. 8.Page in Frisk: 1,136
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.