- πόρπη
- πόρπηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `clasp' (Il.).Derivatives: πορπίον, -άω, -ημα, -όομαι, -ωμα; with κ-suffix πόρπᾱξ, -ᾱκος m. ring or loop on the inner (bulging) side of a shield (B., S., E. Ar), part of the headgear of a horse (E. Rh. 385) with -ᾱκιζομαι (Ar.); prop. Dorian expression, s. Chantraine Form. 381, Björck Alpha impurum 296f.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The word has been interpreted as `broken' reduplication of πείρω (Bq., WP 2, 39, Schwyzer 423), or from *pork-u̯ā to πόρκης (WP 2, 39, Hofm. 280). -- Furnée 163 connects πορφὶτῳ περόνῃ H. and concludes that the word is Pre-Greek.
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.