- ζίγγος
- ζίγγοςGrammatical information: ?Meaning: ὁ τῶν μελισσῶν ἦχος, η τῶν ὁμοίων H.Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]Etymology: Onomatop.; s. Schwyzer 331. Acc. to v. Blumenthal IF 49, 179f. Macedonian and to Goth. siggwan `sing' etc. - Here prob. also ζιγγόω `drink' (Nicostr. Com. 38; Cilician). D'Arcy W. Thompson, CQ 40 (1946) 44 reads μυιῶν for ὁμοίων, and refers to Lat. zinzala `gnat'.Page in Frisk: 1,614
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.