- σφονδύ̄λη
- σφονδύ̄ληGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `kind of earth-beetle' (Ar., Arist. [v. l. σπονδ-], Thphr.); σπονδύλη ἡ γαλῆ παρ' Άττικοῖς H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin] (S)Etymology: Unexplained; for the formation cf. κορδύλη, σχενδύλη a.o. With formally close σφόν-δῠλος no connection has been established. Lat. LW [loanword] sphondyle, -lum, -lium. -- The word looks as if Pre-Greek (suffix -υλ-). It may have σπονδ- from *σπανδ- with ο \< α before υ.Page in Frisk: 2,832
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.