- ἄσμενος
- ἄσμενοςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: `well-pleased, glad' (Il.).Derivatives: ἀσμενίζω `receive with joy, be content' (Plb.).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Isolated part. of unknown origin. As sigmatic aorist from *Ϝάδ-σ-μενος zu ἁνδάνω, ἥδομαι Schwyzer 749 A. 3; however the form has lenis, s. McKenzie ClassQuart. 20, 193f. - Wackernagel Verm. Beiträge 6: to νέομαι from *n̥s-s-menos, positing an original meaning `saved', for which s. DELG; cf. Bechtel Lex. vW. connects ἀσπάζομαι (*ασπ-μενος), which is tempting, but the meaning remains difficult.Page in Frisk: 1,166
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.