- πρόσφατος
- πρόσφατοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `undecomposed', of a corpse (Ω 757 [ἐρσήεις καὶ π.], Hdt.), `fresh', of plants, victuals, water a.o. (Hp., Arist., hell.), metaph. `fresh' = `happened lately, recently, immediately following, recens', of actions, emotions etc. (A. in lyr., Lys., D., Arist.).Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Acc. to Phot. prop. = νεωστὶ ἀνῃρημένος, an interpretation, which seems to give the best solution. So to πεφ-νεῖν, φόνος, θείνω with the same 2. member as in the compounds Άρηΐ-, ἀρεί-φατος, μυλή-φατος, ὀδυνή-φατος; the remarkable development of meaning was possible as the second member became unclear (also in ἀρείφατος: also `martial'). The first element cannot be preverbal (as if from *προσ-θείνω), but has a similar function as in the nominal πρόσ-οικος, πρόσ-γειος etc.; prop. "close to the dead (killing), closely following" with univerbating το-suffix. -- Other hypotheses (to be rejected) in Bq w. lit.; to be rejected also Schwyzer 503 Zus. 2 (asking: "to *προσφα, cf. μέσφα?").Page in Frisk: 2,601-602
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.