- σαπέρδης
- σαπέρδης -ουGrammatical information: m.Meaning: name of a fish, that is identified with κορακῖνος and πλατίστακος and which is suspected to be from the Nile, the Black Sea but also from other waters (Hp., com. etc.).Derivatives: σαπερδ-ίς (Arist.; correct?), -ιον (Apollod. ap. Ath.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] (V)Etymology: Foreign word. Thompson Fishes s. v. (with extensive treatment) reminds of Arab. ṣabār, Copt. šabouri, name of a well known fish of the Nile, Tilapia nilotica. Phonetically closer is the Lyd. PN Sa-par-da-a-a (Grošelj Živa Ant. 7, 43), but there is no indication that the word belongs to the fish name. -- Furnée 153 connects σάβειρος κόραξ. (Lat. saperda, a fish, is prob. a loan from Greek.Page in Frisk: 2,676-677
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.