- σχῖνος
- σχῖνοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `mastich-tree, Pistacia Lentiscus' (Hdt., Thphr., Theoc., LXX a.o.); `squill, σκίλλα' (Epich., Hp., com. a.o.).Compounds: Some compp., e.g. σχινο-κέφαλος `with a head like a squill' (Cratin. a.o.).Derivatives: σχιν-ίς f. `mastich-berry' (Thphr.), -ινος `of mastich' (medic.), -ειος `id.' (Theognost.), -ίζω, -ίζομαι `to clean one's teeth with mastich' (Jamb., EM, Phot.), also des. of certain dance-movements (Ath.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Unexplained. The word, a tree and a sea-animal, will be Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 2,840
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.