- σμίρις
- σμύρις (σμίρις), -ιδος, -εωςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `emery-powder for abrading and polishing' (Dsc., late medic.).Derivatives: σμιρίτης λίθος m. (LXX; Redard 61), σμιριεῖα n. pl. (wr. ζμιρριεια) `emery-powder' (Imbros IIa).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Unexplained. Since long (Fick 1, 575; 2, 317; WP. 2, 690, Pok. 970f., W.-Hofmann s. medulla w. lit.) with μύρον (s. v.) connected wih a Germ.-Celt. word for `grease, fatt' in OHG. smero, OIr. smi(u)r etc.; not very convincing as to the factual matter. Also the frequent notation with ι remains hard to understand (vowelharmony?). Acc. to v. Blumenthal Hesychst. 45 to σμάω, σμῆν; semantically to be preferrred; σμύρις then after μύρον? Furnée 366 takes the variation υ : ι as proof of Pre-Greek origin.Page in Frisk: 2,751
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.