- κόρδᾱξ
- κόρδᾱξ, -ᾱκοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `name of a dance in the old comedy (Ar., Thphr.), also in the cult of Apollon (Amorgos) and Artemis (Sipylos, Elis; Paus. 6, 22, 1).Derivatives: Κορδάκα f. surn. of Artemis in Elis (Paus. l. c.), κορδακικός `κ.-like ' (Arist.), κορδακίζω `dance the κ.' (Hyp.) with -ισμός (D.), -ισμα (H.), -ιστής (Amorgos, pap.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Doric word (Björck Alpha impurum 61) of uncertain origin. For comparison one adduces since long (s. Curtius 154) Skt. kūrdati `spring, skip' (Dravidian?; s. Mayrhofer KEWA s. v., Kuiper Sprachgesch. u. Wortbedeutung 244), further κραδάω, κραδαίνω, κράδη (s. v.) and σκορδινάομαι (s. v.); cf. on κορδύλη. - Against IE. origin Nehring Glotta 14, 185ff. - The ending -ᾱξ is typical of Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,917-918
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.