- ξέστης
- ξέστηςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: measure for fluid and dry things, = Lat. sex-tārius (Oropos [around 200a], J., AP), also `poy, bottle' (Ev. Mark. 7,4, pap.).Derivatives: ξεστίον n. `id.' (Ostr., Orib., Aet.); cf. ἀμνίον, λυχνίον a.o.; ξεστ-ιαῖος `measuring a ξ.' (Gal.).Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Lat.Etymology: From *ξεστάριον = sextārius back-formed as poss. dimin. with metathesis; suffix as in κοδράντης (= Lat. quadrans) a. o. -- Similar prob. ξέστριξ κριθή ἡ ἑξάστιχος. Κνίδιοι H. A rest of the dupposed anlaut ḱs- in the word for `six' (de Saussure MSL 7, 77, Osthoff IF 8, 13) should not be assumed. The supposed 2. member is since Meineke (on the H.-place) connected with Lat. striga `long row of mowed hay or grain, swath'. -- Cf. Schwyzer 269.Page in Frisk: 2,
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.