- πηνήκη
- πηνήκηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `false hair, wig' (Luc. Dial. dMer. 5. 3 etc., Phot., Poll.).Derivatives: πηνηκίζειν ἀπατᾶν H., Cratin. 319), also w. δια- (Cratin. 282); πηνηκισμάτων φενακισμάτων H.Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: As a wig may seem a bobbin of threads, the word will be form πήνη after φενάκη.
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.