- εὐδία
- εὐδία, -ίηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `beautiful, bright wheather, calm (of wind), quiet (of the sea)' (Pi., Trag., Ion.-Att.).Derivatives: εὐδιᾱνός `calm, bringing rest', of φάρμακον (Pi. O. 9, 97); εὐδίαιος of the fish-name τριγόλας (Sophr. 67), `catched in beautiful weather'(?) with εὐδιαίτερος (X.); as subst. m. `outlet in the bottom of a ship' (Plu., Poll.); εὐδιεινός `bright, calm, quiet' (Hp. Aph. 3, 12 v. l. beside εὔδιος, Pl. Lg. 919a, X. Kyn. 5, 9, Arist.; after φαεινός, ἀλεεινός); εὔδιος `id.' (Hp., hell. ; to εὐδία after αἰθρία : αἴθριος). Denomin. verbs εὐδιάω `be quiet, calm', of the sea and weather (A. R., Arat.; only ptc. εὐδιόων); εὐδιάζω `calm down, be quiet' ([Pl.] Ax. 370d, Ph.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [184] *diu- `day'Etymology: Compound (collective bahuvrihi) of εὖ and the zero grade of an old word for `day, heaven' (s. Ζεύς), εὐ-δίϜ-ᾱ; cf. ἑκατόμ-β(Ϝ)-ᾱ, μεσό-δμ-η. An old counterpart is Skt. su-dív- `bringing a beautiful day' with su-div-á-m n. `id.'. - Sommer Nominalkomp. 73ff..Page in Frisk: 1,585
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.