- οἶτος
- οἶτοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `fate of men, (unfortunate) destiny' (Il., trag. in lyr.).Compounds: As 2. member in μεγάλ-οιτος `burdened with a heavy fate, unhappy' (Theoc.) and in PN, e.g. Έχ-οίτης (Athens; Bechtel Namenst. 25, cf. also Hist. PN 345); as 1. member in Οἰτό-λινος m. "Fate-linos" (Sapph. 140b, from Pamphos).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [295] *h₁oi-to- `course'Etymology: Not certainly explained. Formally very close and semantically possible, but of course uncertain is connection of οἶ-τος (on the formation Schwyzer 501) with ἰ-έναι `go' (Brugmann IF 37, 241 a.o.); then prop. `course (of the world)'. An identical formation is supposed in he Celtogerm. word for `oath', OIr óeth, Germ., e.g. Goth. aiÞs, OHG eid (e.g. Meringer IF 18, 295), if orig. `(Eid)gang' (walk to confirm an oath); cf. Swed. ed-gång. Av. aēta- m. `punishment, guilt', by Bartholomae IF 12, 139 identified with οἶτος (prop. `part, share'), can, as not to be separated from αἰσα, αἰτία etc. (s. vv. a. αἴνυμαι), because of the deviating vowel hardly at the same time belong to it (ablaut ai : oi \< h₂ei\/h₂oi is possible). -- Details w. rich lit. in WP. 1, 102f. (Pok. 295), W.-Hofmann s. 1 eō (1, 408) and ūtor (2, 848); also still Krause Glotta 25, 143f., also w. lit.Page in Frisk: 2,370-371
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.