- μάγδωλος
- μάγδωλος (-ῶλος?)Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `watch-tower'.Other forms: also μαγδώλ, -ῶλοςCompounds: μαγδωλο-φύλαξ `tower-waiter' (pap., H.)Derivatives: Egypt. town name Μάγδωλος (Hecat. 317 J.), Μαγδῶλα (pap.).Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Anat.XEtymology: From Semit.; cf. Hebr. migdal `tower' (also as GN). Fur. 312 considers an Anatolian loan in Hamito-Semitic (adducing Berb. mogador, Acc. madgaltu `watch-tower').Page in Frisk: 2,155
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.