- ὀλιβρόν
- ὀλιβρόνGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: ὀλισθηρόν, λεῖον, ἐπισφαλές H. besides ὠλίβραξαν ὤλισθον and, without ρ, ὀλιβάξαι ὀλισθεῖν H.Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [663] *s(h₃)lib-ro- `slippery, smooth'Etymology: Can be identical with OE slipor, OHG sleffar `slippery, smooth' (with Norw. slipra `glide') from IE *slib-ro- (ὀ- prothetic; laryngal-explanation by Austin Lang. 17, 87). Here the primary verb OHG slīfan, MLG slīpen `glide, schleifen' [= grind, sharpen]' a.o. Further closer or farther cognates (w. lit.) in Bq, WP. 2, 391 f., Pok. 663 u. 960, W.-Hofmann s. lībō. S. also λίμβος and ὀλισθάνω. - The problem of s- beside prothetic vowel has not been solved; s. Beekes Devel. 82-87. One might assume *sh₃-.Page in Frisk: 2,376
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.
