- Άχιλλεύς
- ΆχιλλεύςGrammatical information: PNMeaning: The son of Peleus and Thetis (Il.).Other forms: Also Άχιλεύς (Il.)Dialectal forms: Myc. akireu, dat. akirewe.Derivatives: Άχιλλήϊος (Hdt.), Att. Άχίλλειος (E.); also a plant.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The variation λλ Άχιλλεύς λ (like σσ Άχιλλεύς σ in Όδυσ(σ)εύς) is typical Pre-Greek, prob. points to a palatalized l. (Not a metrical question as per Chantraine Gramm. hom. 110. Nor hypocoristic forms.) Therefore not to ἄχος `pain'. Cf. Boßhardt Die Nomina auf -ευς 139f. (Quite wrong Bader, DELG Add.)Page in Frisk: 1,201
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.