ἄργιλλος
λέγεται δὲ καὶ κλῶνας αὐτῆς θύραις ἢ θυρίσι προστεθέντας ἀποκρούειν τὰς τῶν φαρμάκων κακουργίας → its branches attached to doors or windows are said to repel the evil of spells
English (LSJ)
or ἄργιλος (so Ἐφ.Ἀρχ. 1893.31 (Acarn.)), ἡ, (ἀργός A) white clay, potter's earth, Arist.Pr.890a26, Thphr. CP 3.20.3, Opp.H. 4.658.
German (Pape)
[Seite 345] od. besser ἄργιλος, ὁ, weißer Thon (also von ἀργός), Töpfererde, argilla, Theophr.; Opp. H. 4, 656.
French (Bailly abrégé)
c. ἄργιλος.
Greek Monotonic
ἄργιλλος: ή ἄργῑλος, ἡ (ἀργός), λευκό χρώμα, το χρώμα που χρησιμοποιούν οι αγγειοπλάστες, σε Αριστ.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: white clay (Arist.)
Other forms: ἄργιλλα f. ds. (Gal.).
Dialectal forms: ἄργιλος inscr. Acarnan.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]
Etymology: Generally derived from 1. ἀργός, but the suffix (Chantr. Form. 249, Schwyzer 483) could be non-IE (cf. on ἄμιλλα); note λ/λλ and -ος/-α. Given the meaning, a substr. word is quite possible; connection with ἀργός is semantically (brilliant white) not evident. Lat. argilla is a loan from Greek.
Middle Liddell
ἀργός
white clay, potter's earth, Arist.
Frisk Etymology German
ἄργιλλος: ἄργιλος
{árgillos}
Forms: ἄργιλλα f. ib. (Gal.).
Grammar: f.
Meaning: weißer Ton (Arist., Thphr., Opp.),
Derivative: Davon ἀργιλ(λ)ώδης tonartig (Hdt.usw.).
Etymology: Wahrscheinlich zur Sippe von 1. ἀργός mit λ-Suffix, vgl. Chantraine Formation 249, Schwyzer 483. Lat. argilla ist griechisches LW.
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