- εὑρώς
- εὑρώς, -ῶτοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `mould, dank decay', also `rust'? (Thgn., Simon.); on the meaning Aly Glotta 5, 63ff.Other forms: ἔρβως εὔρως Η.Derivatives: εὑρώεις `mouldy, musty' adjunct of the Underworld (Hom., Hes.), also of πηλός (Opp.); εὑρωτιάω `be ..' (Ar., Thphr.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: One compared ἱδρώς, γέλως, ἔρως etc., and concluded to an original s-stem (Schwyzer 514). No convincing etymology. Brugmann Griech. Gramm.3 197 n. 2 and Solmsen Unt. 123 n. 1 assumed *ἐ-Ϝρ-ώς "envelopper, coverer" and adduced Skt. vr̥ṇóti `hide, cover', várṇa- `colour' etc. Not with Thieme Studien 59 n. 2 as *ἐ-Ϝρώδ-ς "gnawer" to Lat. rōdere `gnaw'. - εὑρώεις (see Schwyzer 527, Chantraine Formation 274) not to be changed into ἠερόεις; s. the remarks by Solmsen, Unt. 121f.; nor to be interpreted as `rich in souls, populated by souls', to Av. urvan- `soul', urvarā `plants' (Thieme 59ff.); cf. Mayrhofer Arb. Inst. Sprachw. 4, 53. - Fur. 242 refers to the form given by Hesychius, and thinks the form is Pre-Greek, which seems quite plausible.Page in Frisk: 1,593-594
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.