- ἑσμός
- ἑσμόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `a swarm of bees' (Ion.-Att.).Compounds: As 1. member e. g. in ἑσμο-τόκος `bring forth swarms of bees' (AP).Derivatives: ἕσμιον νόστιμον H. (here?) - Also ἀφεσμός `id.' (Arist. HA 629a 9) as a cross with ἄφεσις `id.' (Arist. HA 625a 20; pl.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [502] *ieh₁- `throw' or [884] *sed- `sit'Etymology: From ἵημι, resp. ἀφ-ίημι or from ἔζομαι, with σμο-suffix. Schwyzer 493 w. n. 5 , Brugmann IF 28, 354f.Page in Frisk: 1,574-575
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.