- κόβᾱλος
- κόβᾱλοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `impudent rogue, mischievous knave', also (parodizing) mischievous goblins (Ar., Arist., D. C.); as adj. ntr. κόβαλα, -ον `knavish tricks' (Pherekr., Ar.).Derivatives: κοβαλεία (Din.), κοβάλευμα (Et. Gen.) `roguery'; (ἐκ)κοβαλικεύομαι `rogue, deceive' (Ar. Eq. 270) with κοβαλικεύματα pl. (Ar. Eq. 332); from *κοβαλικός (κοβαλικοῖσι conj. in Timocr. Fr. 1, 7 Diehl). - Also κοβαλεύω `transport' (pap., EM), NGr. κουβαλῶ `id.', κοβαλισμός `transport' (pap.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Popular words without etymology. After Björck Alpha impurum 46f. a. 258f. with v. Wilamowitz prop. `porter, transport worker', from where contemptible `rogue'; the original meaning would as a non Att.-Ion. element have been introduced in the koine. As home of κόβαλος v. Wilamowitz GGA 1898, 689 assumes Korinth; Zacher IFAnz. 18, 86 (s. also Kretschmer KZ 55, 85f.) and supposes, also hypothetically, that the word is Thraco-Phrygian (like κοάλεμος). Against connection with Lat. caballus (Grégoire Byzantion 13, 287ff.; cf. on καβάλλης) s. Björck l. c. - The word is prob. Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,889
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.
