- κρούπεζαι
- κρούπεζαιGrammatical information: f. pl. (-ζα sg.)Meaning: `wooden shoes to press olives or to indicate the dance-rhythm' (Paus. Gr., Poll., Phot.).Other forms: Byforms: κρούπαλα (S. Fr. 44; cf. e.g. κρόταλα), κρούπανα (H., after instrument names in -ανον), -πετα (H.; example?).Compounds: κρουπεζο-φόροι pl. name of the Boeotians (Cratin.).Derivatives: Dimin. κρουπέζια pl. (Poll., H.) and κρουπεζούμενος `provided with κ.' (H.). -Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]X [probably], PGX [probably a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Governing compound, equal to the expression τὸν πόδα (τῳ̃ ποδὶ) κρούειν `bump your foot, stamp with the foot'; 2. member after ἀργυρό-πεζα a. o. - The byforms (replaced by more understandable forms: folketym.?) suggest some other origin than a compound with -πεδ-; we have κρου-παν\/λ-, -πεT-.Page in Frisk: 2,27
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.