- δίκελλᾰ
- δίκελλᾰGrammatical information: f.Meaning: a two-pronged fork (trag., Delos IIIa).Derivatives: δικελλίτης (Luc.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Technical term without explanation. The connection with μάκελλα, μακέλη (Il.) favours an analysis as δί- and μά-κελλα, which is possible only for δί-κελλα: it would be a ι̯α-derivation from *δί-κελος or the like, "with two tooths"; but κελεΐς, κελεός does not fit, nor does σκάλλω; but a corresponding derivation of μα- (IE *sem-) is impossible. Note that the variation -ελλα\/-ελη is un-Greek = Pre-Greek. - "Die Anknüpfung an δικεῖν (Bechtel Lex., Chantr. Form. 99), wobei von einer λ-Ableitung *δικ-ελος auszugehen wäre, hat in der Bedeutung von δίκελλα (eig. *`Worfel, Schippe'?) keinen genügenden Anhalt." The word is, then, probably Pre-Greek (I assume -alya).Page in Frisk: 1,392-393
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.