- Άμαζών
- Άμαζών, -όνοςMeaning: mostly. pl.; mythical people (Il.).Derivatives: Άμαζονίδες (Pi.)Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Iran.XEtymology: Improbable Jacobsohn KZ 54, 278ff.: Greek from *a-mangi̯on- "the man-less", to OCS. mǫžь `man' etc. - Lagercrantz Xenia Lidéniana (1912) 270ff. explained the name from Iranian *ha-mazan- `warrior', cf. ἁμαζακάραν (Ir. kar- `make') πολεμεῖν. Πέρσαι H., but Mayrhofer, Studi Pisani, 1969, 2, 661 - 666 shows that this word does not exist and is improbable. - See now Rolle, Beitr. z. Arch. Nordwestdeutschlands und Mitteleuropas edd. Krüger - Stephan, 1980, 275 - 294 on Scythian tombs of women buried with weapons; and W. Tyrrell, Amazons 1994. - S. ἀντιάνειρα s.v. ἀνήρ.Page in Frisk: 1,83-84
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.