- ἔρχατος
- ἔρχατοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: φραγμός H.Other forms: Also ἕρκατος φραγμός, ἑρκάτη φυλακή.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: In itself the change κ\/χ might point to a Pre-Greek word. One may have been influenced by ἔρκος (s.v.). There is also ἑρκάνη, ὁρκάνη. Latte corrects ἑρκάτη in ἑρκάνη, which is in any case too uncertain. Cf. also ὄρχατος `orchard'; perhaps adapted to ἐρχατόωντο (ξ 15), which belongs to εἴργω; s. v. - Acc. to Fraenkel KZ 72, 193ff. to Lith. sérgėti `protect, guard'.Page in Frisk: 1,572
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.