- καρπήσιον
- καρπήσιονGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `nam of `an aromatic plant from Anatolia', `Valeriana Dioscoridis' (Gal., Alex. Trall.); however καρπησία = κάρπασος (not -ον as Frisk gives!) (Paul. Aeg.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: On the meaning Thiselton-Dyer JournofPhil. 34, 310f.; on the ending -ήσιος Chantraine Formation 41f. Etymology unknown. Fur. 349 compare κέρπαθος (Uran. 12) a kind of incense. The word can hardly be IE, so it will be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,792
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.