- πραπίδες
- πραπίδεςGrammatical information: pl. (rare sg. -ίς) f.Meaning: `midriff', mostly as seat of intelligence and of feeling, `sense, mind' (ep. poet. Il.).Compounds: No compp. or derivv.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Formation in -ίς (like παρηΐς, σανίς, ἐλπίς, φροντίς) from an unknown base. Semantically unconvincing is the connection with the words for `body, shape' in Germ., e.g. OHG (h)rëf, OE hrif `body, abdomen, belly', Lat. corpus, Skt. kr̥p-ā́ (instr.) `shape, beauty' (since Havet MSL 6, 18; further lit. in Bq and WP. 1, 486f.). The comp. OE mid-hrif `midriff' of course proves nothing, as the meaning which agrees with πραπίδες depends on the 1. member mid- (cf. Brugmann IF 28, 363). Also phonetically this etymology is doubtful, as it requires initial kʷ. -- The isolated word may well be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 2,588-589
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.