- κύπασσις
- κύπασσις, -εωςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `name of a (short) frock, also worn by women (Alc. Z 34, 7 [cf. Hamm Grammatik 53], Hecat., Ion Trag., AP ).Other forms: -ιδες pl. Alc.Derivatives: Dimin. -ίσκος (Hippon. 18)Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Anat.Etymology: Anatolian LW [loanword], in the sources connected with Lydians and Persians (cf. Gow ClassRev. 69, 238 f.). A striking agreement shows Hitt. kupah̯i- (v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 2 7 ff.), which however seems to indicate a head-cover, s. Friedrich Wb. (also Erg.heft).Page in Frisk: 2,50
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.