- ἀσπάλιεύς
- ἀσπάλιεύςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `fisher' (Nic.)Other forms: ἀσπάλους· τοὺς ἰχθύας. Άθαμᾶνες H. Cf. ἄσπαλον· σκύτος H. (unrelated?).Derivatives: ἀσπαλία τοῦ ἁλιέως ἐργασία (H.) for *ἀσπαλιεία? Cf. ἀσπαλίσαι ἁλιεῦσαι, σαγηνεῦσαι (AB 183).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Cf. ἁλιεύς. Etym. unknown. Since Solmsen Wortforsch. 21 A. ἄσπαλος is compared with Lat. squalus name of a big fish, ON hvalr `whale', which does not agree with Plato, Sph. 221c, who speaks of fishing with a line. Chantr. strangely doubts the connection ἀσπαλιεύς \/ ἄσπαλος. Quite improb. vW. - Rather with Huber, Comm. Aenip. 9, 21, a susbtr. word (but note that squalus too is non-IE).Page in Frisk: 1,167-168
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.