- σισύμβριον
- σισύμβριονGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `bergamot mint, Mentha aquatica' (com., Arist., Thphr., Dsc. a. o.), `watercress, Nasturtium officinale' (Dsc., Plin.); metaph. as des. of a female ornament (com. after Poll.). Backformation σίσυμβρ-ον n. (Nic., AP); adj. -ινος `made of σ.' (Antiph., Thphr.).Other forms: -- σισυρίγχιον n. `barbary nut, Iris sisyrinchium' (Thphr.).Derivatives: Adj. -ινος `made of σ.' (Antiph., Thphr.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Unclear. Arbitrary suppositions by Strömberg Pfl.namen 158 n. 1: redupicated formations to θύμβρα (with dialectal θ \> σ) resp. to σῦριγξ (with χ-suffix). -- Prob. a Pre-Greek word.Page in Frisk: 2,710
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.