- σκύζα
- σκύζαGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `lust, heat' (Philet. 27[?; s. Powell ad. loc.], Supp. Epigr. 4, 47 (Messana IIp[?]; personified of a woman).Derivatives: σκυζάω (ἀνα-, ἐκ-) `to be in heat', of dogs, horses a. o. (Cratin., Arist. a. o.) with -ησις f. (Ar. Byz.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Unexplained. Not with Brugmann4 137, Bechtel Dial. 2, 876 a. 888 and Schwyzer 296 to σπάζει σκυζᾳ̃. Άχαιοί H. from IE *skʷād- : -skʷud-; σπάζει rather to σπάσαι, σπάω. -- To be rejected also Sturtevant Lang. 17, 10 (to Lat. cauda). -- The word could be Pre-Greek (note the meaning), from *skutya.Page in Frisk: 2,741
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.