- ζάγκλη
- ζάγκληGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `sickle' (Nic. Al. 180);Other forms: ζάγκλον n. (Th. 6, 4, Call. Aet. Oxy. 2080, 73); δάγκλον δρέπανον H.Derivatives: ζάγκλιον = σκολιόν acc. to Str. 6, 2, 3. Ζάγκλη also name of a town in Sicily (later Μεσσήνη), after the sickle-like form. of its harbour (Th. 6, 4); with Ζαγκλαῖοι `inhabitants of the town' (Hdt.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Sicilian word (Th. l. c.) without etymology. Acc. to Niedermann (s. W.-Hofmann and EM s. falx) Ligurian and cognate with Lat. falx which is a loan from Ligurian.Page in Frisk: 1,606
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.