- διρκαία
- διρκαίαGrammatical information: f.Meaning: = κιρκαία, `Vincetoxicum nigrum' (Dsc.);Other forms: δίρκαιον n. (Ps.-Dsc.) = δαῦκος (s. v.) and στρύχνον ὑπνωτικόν, `Withania somnifera'; δίρκος m. `seed of pine' (Paus. Gr.)Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Acc. to Dsc. 4, 75 the plant was called after the sorceress Circe ("ἐπειδη δοκεῖ ἡ ῥίζα φίλτρων εἶναι ποιητική"). We do not know which of the two forms is original. διρκαι- may be from the source Δίρκη. S. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 93 and 152. Fur. 255 points to the Pre-Greek names in -αιο-.Page in Frisk: 1,398
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.