- Βάκχος
- ΒάκχοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: name of Dionysos and his followers, also of the twig, which the followers bear (S.).Derivatives: Βάκχη f. `Bacchante' (A.), βακχεύω, Βακχεύς, Βακχεῖος etc.; βακχάω (A.) s. Schwyzer 726 n. 2; βακχιάζω (E.) etc.Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Anat.Etymology: To Lydian Baki- in Bakivalis = Διονυσικλέους. No doubt from Lydian (Nilsson Religion 1, 546), not vice versa.Page in Frisk: 1,212
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.