- λήθαργος
- λήθαργοςGrammatical information: m., f., also pl.Meaning: `lethargy, lethargic fever' (Hp., Arist., Chrysipp. Stoic.), also as adj. `forgetful' (Men., AP ).Derivatives: ληθαργ-ικός `affected by lethargy, lethargic' (medic., AP), -ώδης `id.' (Dsc., Gal.), -ία `lethargy' (Kom. Adesp.), -έω `be forgaful' (pap., inscr.). Unclear ἀλήθαργος POxy. 1381, 100 (liter. text IIp).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Prob. as prop. adjective (scil. νόσος, πυρετός). Analysed as λήθ-αργος, which would have meant "through forgetfulness inactive or slow", "was für die Krankheit nicht ganz einleuchtet" (Frisk). An original *λήθ-αλγος "suffering of forgetfulness' or "making forget the suffering' is also not immediately clear. - Cf. λαίθαργος, which shows that the word is Pre-Greek; so the considerations are useless.Page in Frisk: 2,115
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.