- ἔτελις
- ἔτελις (ἐτελίς)Grammatical information: m. (f.)Meaning: name of a fish, `Goldbrasse'? (Arist. HA 567 a 20, H.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: A general resemblance shows Lat. attilus `a fish like a sturgeon in the Po' (Plin.; also *atillus), prob. Gaulish, perh. Ligurian word. Farther is the name of the turbot, Latv. ãte, OLith. atìs, Lith. ō̃tas; see W.-Hofmann s. attilus, Pok. 70. - Strömberg Fischnamen 39 rather sees a derivation from ἔτελον (ἔταλον). DELG calls both suggestions improbable.Page in Frisk: 1,580
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.