- δέλφαξ
- δέλφαξ, -ᾰκοςGrammatical information: f. (m.)Meaning: `mother swine', as opposed to χοῖρος (Ion.-Att.).Derivatives: Dimin. δελφάκιον (Att.) and δελφακίς (pap. and Ostr.); also δελφακί̄νη `id.' (Epich. 124, 2; Chantr. Form. 204), adj. δελφάκειος (Pherekr.). Denomin. δελφακόομαι `become δ.' (Ar. Ach. 786).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [373] *gʷelbʰu- `womb'Etymology: Cf. κόραξ, σκύλαξ (Schwyzer 497, Chantraine 377ff.) and like these in detail unclear. Probaly from a word for `womb' (δελφύς?, *δέλφος?, s. ἀδελφός). Cf. δέλφιξ, δελφίς, Δελφοί.Page in Frisk: 1,362
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.