- ἀκόνῑτον
- ἀκόνῑτονGrammatical information: n.Meaning: poisonous plant, `Aconitum' but also others André, Lex. (Thphr.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: By the ancients derived from ἀκονιτί `without dust', i.e. without struggle \/ fight (ἀκόνιτος Q. S.), i.e. `invincible', because of its deadly effect. Semantically improbable. Cf. Jüthner Glotta 29, 73ff., Strömberg Pflanzennamen 150 A. 1. - Wrong Lagercrantz Eranos 35, 35f. S. also Kretschmer REIE 1, 171ff. - Fur. 121 connects κονή, κῶνος. A substr. word is anyhow prob.Page in Frisk: 1,55
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.