- Κέκροψ
- Κέκροψ, -οποςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: mythical king of Athens, half man, half snake.Derivatives: Κεκρόπιος, f. -πίς `Cecropisch, Attic'; Κεκροπία f. = Athens, -πίδαι name of the Athenians (IA.). Κεκρόπιον `sanctuary of C.'; Κεκροπικός.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Acc. to Hecat. 119 J. of foreign origin; Kretschmer Glotta 4, 309 however assumes metathesis from *Κέρκοψ `provided with tail' (improbable).. A Pre-Greek formation with reduplication seems unproblematic. Cf. Μέροψ. S. Bonfante, Riv. di filol. 99, 1971.69; Ramat, Riv. fil. class. 90 (1962) 172ff.Page in Frisk: 1,812-813
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.