ἄσπληνον
ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational
English (LSJ)
τό (and ἄσπλαγχν-ος, ὁ, Dsc.3.134), (ἀ- euph., σπλήν) A miltwaste, Asplenium Ceterach, supposed to be a cure for the spleen, Dsc. l.c., Zopyr. ap. Orib.14.50.1. 2 = ἄκορον, Dsc.1.2.
Frisk Etymological English
-ος m.
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: a plant (Dsc.)
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: May be from a privativum and σπλήν as it would cure anthrax, rather than a loan word.
Frisk Etymology German
ἄσπληνον: -ος m.
{ásplēnon}
Forms: Daneben ἀσπληνίς· βοτάνης εἶδος H.
Grammar: n.,
Meaning: Pflanzenname.
Etymology : Von a privativum und σπλήν wegen der vermuteten Fähigkeit der Pflanze, die Milzsucht zu heilen.
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