- σαρδάνιον
- σαρδάνιονGrammatical information: n.Meaning: μειδιᾶν, γελᾶν; σαρδάνιος γέλως `to laugh bitterly, sneeringly, to laugh; sneering laughter' (υ 292, Pl., Plh. etc.); v. l. and late also -όνιον, -όνιος (-ώ-) after Σαρδόνιος `Sardinian'; σαρδάζων μετὰ πικρίας γελῶν Phot., Suid.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Origin debated. By the ancients partly connected with σέσηρα (thus still Bechtel Lex. s. v. with morpholog. argumentation), partly with a plant growing in Sardinia (σάρδ-ιον, -άνη, -όνιον), of which the use produced a spasmodic laughing. Further Kretschmer Glotta 34, 1ff. with new hypothesis: to the peaple's name Šardana (neighbours of Egypt) referring to σαρδανάφαλλος γελωτοποίος H.; in detail unclear. To be rejected Zupitza BB 25, 96: to Welsh chwarddu `laugh'.Page in Frisk: 2,678
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.