- μυστῑλη
- μυστί̄ληGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `piece of bread, scooped out as a spoon' (com. Ath., Aret., Poll.).Derivatives: Dimin. μυστιλάριον (Poll.) and denom. μυστιλάομαι `gulp out soup with a μυστίλη' (Ar.). Besides μύστρον n. (-ος m. Poll., Hero Mech.) `id' (Nic. Fr. 68,8 = Ath.3,126b), `spoon, esp. as measure or dose' (medic., pap.), μυστρο-θήκη f. `spoon-case' (pap.); dimin. μυστρίον (mediz.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: With μυστίλη cf. ζωμ-ί̄λη, στροβ-ί̄λη, μαρί̄λη, πέδ-ῑλον etc. (Chantraine Form. 249); one has to assume a nominal basis, e.g. *μύστον, -ος. The frequent nomina instr. in -τρον are however almost withour exception primary. -- No convincing explanation. Chantraine l.c. reminds of μύσταξ, μάσταξ; one might rather think of μύζω `suck' ("instr. for sucking, gulping"). -- The notation μιστύλ(λ)η, -άομαι is due to confusion with μιστύλλω (s.̌.). - Prob. a Pre-Greek word (-ῑλ- is often Pre-Greek).Page in Frisk: 2,
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.