- πίφιγξ
- πίφιγξGrammatical information: ?Meaning: name of an unknown bird (Arist., Ant. Lib., EM ), after H. = κορυδαλλός; also πιφαλλίς (after κορυ-δαλλίς?) H.Other forms: Also -φιξ, -φηξ.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Onomatop.?; aspirated byform to πιπ(π)ίζω, πιπώ (s. vv.); formation like σάλπιγξ, πέρδιξ a.o. (Chantraine Form. 397ff., 382). Details in Thompson Birds s. πιφαλλίς. -- The word (note the suffix) could well be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 2,546
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.