- δάνος
- δάνοςGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `gift' (Euph. 42), `loan, debt' (Call. Epigr. 48).Derivatives: δάνειον n. `loan' (D.) with δανειακός (Cod. Just.), denomin. δανείζω, -ομαι `loan, give credit' (Att., s. Schwyzer 735 A. 6; hell. also δανίζω), from which δάνεισμα `loan' (Th.), δανεισμός `loan, credit' (Att., Arist.) and δανειστής `usurer, believer' (LXX,) with δανειστικός (Thphr.). - Unclear δάνας μερίδας. Καρύστιοι H.; s. Schwyzer 488.Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [177] *dh₂-nos `gift'Etymology: The suffix as in ἄφενος, κτῆνος etc. Brugmann Grundr. 22 : 1, 256: to δατέομαι (s. d.), i.e. *dh₂-nos, cf. Skt. diná- `divided'? (*dh₃-nos from δίδωμι would give *δονος). The word could be foreign.Page in Frisk: 1,347
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.