- Δύαλος
- ΔύαλοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: Δύαλος ὁ Διόνυσος παρὰ Παίωσιν H.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Prob. an Illyrian word (not a Greek one). Note that the meaning is unknown. One compared θύελλα (s. v.) and Goth dwals `foolish' and Alb. dêj, dënj (\< *dheuni̯ō) `intoxicate'. See Krahe Die Sprache der Illyrier 1, 82f.. Here foll. Krahe also Δευάδαι οἱ σάτ\<υρ\>οι ὑπ' Ιλλυριῶν H.; v. Windekens KZ 73, 115f. adduces Lat. duellum \> bellum as illyr. LW [loanword].
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.