- ὄτλος
- ὄτλοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `burden, load, suffering' (A. Th. 18, S. Tr. 7 sch.)Derivatives: ὀτλ-έω (Call., A. R., Lyc.), -εύω (A. R., Babr.) `to bear, to undergo', -ημα n. `distress' (H., Theognost.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Verbal noun to τλῆ-ναι `bear, suffer' with init. ὀ-, prob. rhythm. conditioned vowel-prothesis rather than (with Kretschmer KZ 36, 268) prefix; cf. Schwyzer 412 w. lit. The vowel-prohesis cannot be explained, so the explanation is wrong. The word will be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 2,440
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.