κιλλίβᾱς

κιλλίβᾱς
κιλλίβᾱς
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: `three-legged stand, basis' (Ar. Ach. 1121, Poll.).
Other forms: -αντος, usu. pl. -αντες; κελλίβας (pap.)
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Perh. from κίλλος `ass', with the suffix as in synonymous ὀκρίβας (cf. Schwyzer 448). On the meaning cf. e. g. ὄνος, ὀνίσκος `winch', Fr. chevalet `support', NHG. Esel, Bock `id.' etc. The suffix may be Pre-Greek; hardly from βαίνω.
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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