- ἀτμός
- ἀτμόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `steam, vapour, odour' (A.),Other forms: ἀτμή f. `id.' (Hes.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Contracted from ἀετμός, cf. ἀετμόν τὸ πνεῦμα, ἄετμα φλόξ H.? Compared with ἄ(Ϝ)ελλα (q. v.) \< *ἄϜε-λ-ι̯ᾰ (Chantr. Form. 136) and ἄημι; further with ἀυτμή (q. v.), but the `ablaut' is unexplained. Chantr. points to the difference in meaning with ἄημι. Diff. Solmsen Unt. 271f. - Not to Skt. ātmán- `soul', OHG. ātum `breath' (\< *h₁eh₁tm-). Cf. Bq.Page in Frisk: 1,179-180
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.