- ἀκρεμών
- ἀκρεμών, -όνοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `bough, branch' (Simon.); on the meaning Strömberg Theophrastea 141f., 54f.Other forms: accent after Hdn. Gr. 1, 33; mss. mostly -έμωνOrigin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The old etymology with ἄκρος is improbable, the formation unclear (Chantr. Form. 172f.). That κρεμών (Eratosth.) would be due to κρεμάννυμι is most improbable. It is, like the etymology, a desperate attempt to reduce the word to known elements. Fur. 115 adduces ἀγρεμών κάμαξ (`pole, shaft'), λαμπάς, δόρυ H. These facts show that it is a substr. word.Page in Frisk: 1,58
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.