- κύπρος 1
- κύπρος 1Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `henna, Lawsonia inermis, and the salve from it' (Thphr., LXX, Dsc.).Derivatives: κύπρινον (μύρον, ἔλαιον, Dsc. Aret.); κύπριον τὸ ἀρνόγλωσσον H. (= Plantago etc.). Denomin. verb κυπρίζω `bloom' with κυπρισμός `blooming' (of olive or vine, LXX, Eust.). On κυπρῖνος s. v.Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Sem.Etymology: From Semitic; cf. Hebr. kōfer (Lewy Fremdw. 40 f.). Whether κύπειρον, -ος with Lewy belongs here, is uncertain (but see s. v.); cf. Schrader-Nehring Reallex. 1, 671. Masson, Emprunts sémit. 52.Page in Frisk: 2,51
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.