- κύτος
- κύτοςGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `rounding, vault of a shield, a cuirass, a vessel etc., vessel, trunk, body' (trag., com., Pl. Ti. a. Lg., Arist., Plb.); .Derivatives: ἐγ-κυτί(ς) `to the skin' (s. v.)Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [952] *sk(e)u-t- `cover etc.'Etymology: Uncertain κυτίς `cupboard, box' (sch. Ar. Pax 665); for κοιτίς? Of old connected with σκῦτος, Lat. cutis `skin', Germ., e.g. OHG hūt 'Haut' etc. The word was split (e.g. by Curtius) in two: 1. `skin', 2. `hollow' (to κυέω etc.) [which would have a long ῡ]. For one source Walde LEW2 s. cunnus with a meaning `cover, conceal' = `conceal something, vault (around)(?)' (accepted by Bq); rejected by WP. 2, 546. A meaning `cover, skin' can hardly be demonstrated for κύτος and is also not necessary for ἐγ-κυτί (s. above). Connection with the group of κυέω however cannot without difficulty be assumed, as per Frisk; for the short vowel (against κῦ-μα etc.) he refers to Lat. cŭ-mŭlus [but does this belong here?] and W.-Hofmann s. v.; (formation like ἔν-τος?). - Unclear. I see no connection with κυέω. The variation long : short is dificult.Page in Frisk: 2,57
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.