- μαίσων
- μαίσων, -ωνοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `native cook' in Athens (Ath. 14, 659a); μαισωνικὰ σκώμματα (ibd.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: On the formation Schwyzer 517, further unclear. After Ar. Byz. (ibd.) prop. name of a comic mask of a cook or servant, thus called after an actor. Not with Chrysipp. (ibd.) to μασᾶσθαι `chew'.Page in Frisk: 2,162
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.