- μίτυλος
- μίτυλοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: adjunct of αἴξ (Theoc. 8, 86), meaning uncertain, acc. to H. μίτυλον ἔσχατον, νήπιον. Λακεδαίμονες, μύτιλον ἔσχατον, ἀφ' οὗ καὶ τὸν νεώτατον. οἱ δε καὶ τὸ ἀποβαῖνον ( ? ) καὶ ὁ νήπιος καὶ ὁ νέος; see Leumann Gl. 32, 217 w. n. 6 (Kl. Schr. 244).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Usu. explained as `hornless' and connected with μιστύλλω (s.v.); through metathesis μύτιλος (cf. Schwyzer 268). If we follow the reverse interpretation, μύτιλος would be original (= Lat. mutilus, s. W.-Hofmann s.v.) and μίτυλος sec. Also an orig. *μύτυλος with dissimilation could be imagined; similar cases by Specht KZ 61, 277ff., also Schwyzer 258. The similarity with the PN Μυτιλήνη (Μιτυλ-) is prob. irrelevant (cf. W.-Hofmann s. mūtulus).Page in Frisk: 2,246
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.