- ποταίνιος
- ποταίνιοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `new, fresh, unexpected, unheard of' (Pi., B., Trag., also Hp.; after Eust. and Phot. = πρόσφατος, Dorian); ποταινί = προσφάτως (Zonar.).Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Cann hardly be separated from προταίνιον πρὸ μικοῦ, παλαιόν H. and προταινί `in front' (E. Rh. 523), Boeot. προτηνί `earlier'. As this stands for πρὸ ταινί (sc. ἡμέραι), ποταινί, -νιος would go back on an adverbial *ποτὶ ταινι (Prellwitz s. v., Bechtel Dial. 1, 309f., Schwyzer 612, Schw.-Debr. 507f., 517).Page in Frisk: 2,585
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.