- κεκρύφαλος
- κεκρύφαλοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `hair-net of a woman, envelopped by the ἀναδέσμη' (Il.), also `part of the head-stall of a bridle' (X., Att. inscr.), `pouch of the belly of a hunting-net' (X., Plu.); `the second stomach of a ruminant, net-stomach' (Arist.; Strömberg Wortstudien 63f.). S. Marinatos, Arch. Homerica I, B 22.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Technical word of unknown, perh. Asiatic origin, perh. reshaped after κρύφα, κρύπτω. Unacceptable IE. (κρύπτω, κορυφή, κρόκη) and Semitic etymologies in Bq. No doubt Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,813
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.