βάβιον
From LSJ
Βίος κέκληται δ' ὡς βίᾳ πορίζεται → Vi quia paratur vita, vita dicitur → Weil's auf gewaltsamem Streben beruht, heißt's Lebensgut
English (LSJ)
τό, Syrian word for
A child, Dam.Isid.76.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, τό
palabra siria, hipocorístico afectivo para dirigirse a un niño bebé καὶ β. καὶ παιδίον ἀνεκάλει. ... βάβια δὲ οἱ Σύροι ... τὰ νεογνὰ καλοῦσι παιδία Dam.Isid.76.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: baby (Dam. Isid. 75)
Derivatives: Names s. Robert, Noms Indigènes 368.
Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]
Etymology: A Syrian word. S. Pok. 91 (Eng. baby). Elementary creation. S. βαβάζω. Here βαβάλια cradle, Oehl IF 57, 11ff.
