- ἤρυγγος
- ἤρυγγοςGrammatical information: 1. f., 2. m.Meaning: 1. name of a thistle-like plant, `Eryngium' (Nic. a. o.); 2. `beard of a goat' (Arist.).Other forms: (1.) mostly ἠρύγγιον (Thphr.), also ἠρύγγη (Plin.) and ἠρυγγίτης (Plu.).Derivatives: (1.) ἠρυγγίς f. `belonging to E.' (Nic.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: (1) Formation like εἴλιγγος and πίσυγγος; much more often in athemat. forms as φάρυγξ a. o. - (1) Acc. to Strömberg Pflanzennamen 72 from ἔαρ, ἦρος `spring', as "springingflower". - (2) The meaning `beard of a goat' is unexplained. Cf. Lobeck Proll. 306. - Clearly a (or two) Pre-Greek word(s).Page in Frisk: 1,644
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.