- ἄρκευθος
- ἄρκευθοςGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `juniper, Juniperus macrocarpa' (Hp.).Other forms: ἄργετος· ἡ ἄρκευθος, Κρῆτες H.Derivatives: ἀρκευθίς, -ίδος f. `juniper-berry' (Hp.) with ἀρκευθιδίτης (οἶνος) `wine from or perfumed with juniper-berries' (Dsc. 5, 46 ed. Sprengel).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Because the twigs can be twined, Lidén IF 18, 507f. connected ἄρκυς `net' with a θ-suffix (Chantr. Form. 368, who remarks that most of these words are non-IE; Schwyzer 510f.); not very probable. The gloss is certainly cognate; thus R.A. Brown, Pre-Greek speech on Crete 25; on its suffix Fur. 115 n. 3. The word has always been connected with Slavic words, Russ. rakíta etc. `willow, Salix fragilis', *arkūtā. Cf. Beekes, 2000 [125 J. Idg. Graz], 27. It is clearly a substr. word.Page in Frisk: 1,141
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.