- σκώληξ 1
- σκώληξ 1., -ηκοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `worm, larva' (Ν 564).Compounds: As 1. member a. o. in σκωληκό-βρωτος `eaten away by worms' (Thphr. etc.).Derivatives: σκωλήκ-ιον n. dimin. (Arist. etc.); -ίτης m. (κηρός or στύραξ) `wax or resin in the shape of a worm' (Dsc.; Redard 114); -ώδης `worm-like' (Arist.); -όομαι `to be eaten away by worms' with -ωσις f. (Thphr.); -ιάω `to suffer from worms' (Orib. a. o.) with -ίασις f. (Sm., Thd.); -ίζω `to beat irregularly', of the pulse (Gal.; cf. μυρμηκίζω), -ίζονται κινοῦνται ὡς οἱ σκώληκες H.Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably]Etymology: Formation as σφήξ, μύρμηξ a.o. (s. vv.); from *σκῶλος `curvature' with lenthened grade beside σκέλος, σκολιός (s. vv.). The primary noun seems preserved in σκώλοισι δρεπάνοις, διὰ την σκολιότητα H. as well as in σκωλύπτομαι `curve, wind' (Nic. Th. 229); cf. still NGr. (Pontos) σκοῦλος `upper-shank' from *σκῶλος or *σκόλος. -- On σκώληξ in Ngr. s. also Georgacas Άφιέρ. Τριανταφυλλίδη 505 f.Page in Frisk: 2,745
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.