- ἴον
- ἴονGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `violet' (Hom., Thphr.).Compounds: Determin. comp. λευκό-ϊον = ἴον λευκόν `stock-gillyflower' (Thphr.; Risch IF. 59, 257); often as 1. member, e. g. ἰο-ειδής `violet-coloured' (πόντος; Il.), ἰο-στέφανος `violet-crowned', Athen (h. Hom. 6, 18, Pi., Thgn.), ἰό-κολπος `with violet bossom' (Sapph.; vgl. Treu Von Homer zur Lyrik 171), ἰο-δνεφής, s. δνόφος; on ἰάνθινος s. v. Wrong Bénaky REGr. 28, 16ff.: ἴον in ἰο-ειδής etc. IIp referring to the colour.Derivatives: ἰόεις `violet-coloured' = `dark-blue' (σίδηρος Ψ 850, θάλασσα Nic.); ἰωνιά `violet-bed', also plant-name (Thphr.), after ῥοδων-ιά, θημων-ιά (Scheller Oxytonierung 70f.); ἰοντῖτις f. plant-name = ἀριστολόχεια (Dsc.; after κληματῖτις?, Redard Les noms grecs en -της 72).Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Medit.Etymology: H. γία (= Ϝία) ἄνθη and the epic metrics confirm the connection with Lat. viola; both prob. come from a Mediterranean language, s. W.-Hofmann s. v.Page in Frisk: 1,729
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.