- ὀρίνδης
- ὀρίνδης (ἄρτος)Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `bread made of rice flour' (S. Fr. 609 from Ath. 3, 110e, Poll. 6, 73); ὀρίνδιον σπέρμα (Poll.); ὀρίνδα ἥν οἱ πολλοὶ ὄρυζαν καλοῦσι (Phryn. PS 93).Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Iran.Etymology: Westiran. LW [loanword], cf. NPers. birinǰ, Arm. brinj (from Iran.); s. Pisani Riv. stud. or. 18, 95 f. On ὀρ- for Iran. wr- Schwyzer 313 w. n. 2. Further s. ὄρυζα. After Ath. and Poll. l.c. ὀρίνδης would be Ethiopian.Page in Frisk: 2,417
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.