- πυραλλίς
- πυραλλίςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `n. of an unknown bird, prob. a kind of dove (Arist., Call., Ael.); a kind of olive (medic.); n. of an insect, that lives supposedly in the fire (Plin.).Other forms: (v.l. -αλίς, H. πυρραλίς)Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: Diminutive formation in -αλ(λ)ίς (Chantraine Form. 251 f., Niedermann Glotta 19, 9 f.), prob. from πῦρ after the reddish colour; also associated with πυρρός (πυρραλίς). After Niedermann l.c. however from πυρός `wheat' after the food; cf. συκαλλίς from σῦκον.Page in Frisk: 2,629
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.