- ἰάνθινος
- ἰάνθινοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `violet-coloured' (Str., Plin., Aq., Sm.).Derivatives: A backformation is ἴανθος m., -ον n. = ἴον (H., Theognost.).Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Prop. `violet-flowered', from ἄνθινος (s. on ἄνθος) with determining ἴον. Diff. on ἴανθος Deroy, Glotta 35, 193.Page in Frisk: 1,704
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.