- ἀλφάνω
- ἀλφάνωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `earn, fetch' (E.)Other forms: ἀλφαίνω (H., EM); Aor. ἀλφεῖν (Hom.)Compounds: ἀλφεσίβοιος `bringing in (many) oxen' of girls; type τερψίμβροτος, with shortening for *ἀλφησι- as in ἑλκεσίπεπλος.Derivatives: ἀλφή `produce, gain' (Lyc.)Origin: IE [Indo-European] [32] *h₂elgʷʰ- `earn'Etymology: The thematic aorist ἀλφεῖν agrees, except for the accent, with Skt. árhati `earn' (*h₂elgʷʰ-). ἀλφή corresponds with Lith. algà `wages', but they are prob. independent formations. The Greek aor. from zero grade *h₂l̥gʷʰ-. - On ἀλφαίνω = ἀμείβω in Aetius s. Benvenist, Année sociolog. 1951, 19-20.See also: ἀλφηστήςPage in Frisk: 1,81
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.