- ἀδαγμός
- ἀδαγμόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: κνησμός H.Other forms: Also S. Tr. 770 acc. to Phot. (codd. ὀδαγμός).Derivatives: Cf. ἀδακτῶ κνήθομαι, ἀδαξῆσαι κνῆσαι, ἀδαχᾳ̃ κνᾳ̃, κνήθει κεφαλήν. ψηλαφᾳ̃ H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] [287]Etymology: The explanation through assimilation from ὀδα- is due to the desire to reduce everything to Indo-European or Greek. The ἀ- is too strong, while one would expect restoration or maintenance of ὀ- if it was original. Rather ἀδαχ- is original, and unexplained. There is no reason to connect `scratch' with `tooth'. See on ὀδάξ.See also: ὀδάξPage in Frisk: 1,18
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.