- ῥέζω 2
- ῥέζω 2.Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `to colour, βάπτειν' (Epich. 107, Phot., EM).Other forms: Aor. ῥέξαι.Derivatives: ῥέγος (ἁλιπόρφυρον, Anacr.), more usu. ῥῆγος n. `blanket, carpet' (Hom.) = τὸ βαπτὸν στρῶμα (Et. Orion.), τό πορφυροῦν περιβόλαιον (EM); ῥέγματα (ποικίλα, Ibyc.); χρυσοραγές χρυσοβαφές H. Nom. ag. = 'βαφεύς, colourer': ῥεγεύς (EM as v. l. beside ῥαγ-, ῥηγ-), ῥηγεύς (sch., H.), ῥογεύς (inscr. Sparta, H.); s. Bosshardt 83.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [854] *reg- (*sreg-?) `paint'.Etymology: Dying wordfamily, which can hardly be separated from Skt. rájyati `paint oneself, get red, excite oneself', rāga- m. `painting, paint, excitement', though the lack of a prothet. vowel is very remarkable; cf. Schwyzer 310 (with parly diff. interpretations). The form with α must be secondary; but note also ῥηγ-. Pok. en Chantraine consider a basis *sreg-.Page in Frisk: 2,647-648
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.