ἀλίφαλος
From LSJ
ἀλλὰ τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην → why all this about trees and rocks, why all these things we have nothing to do with
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: ?
Meaning: γένος δρυός H.
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Cf. ἁλίφλοιος. That ἀλίφαλος would be just a corruption of this word (Latte) seems less probable; rather the word in -φλοιος is a rebuilding of the former.
Frisk Etymology German
ἀλίφαλος: {alíphalos}
Meaning: γένος δρυός H.
Etymology : Cuny MSL 19, 199ff. vergleicht ἁλίφλοιος ‘Meerkork, Meerrinde (einer Eichenart)’ und will dementsprechend ἀλίφαλος aus ἅλς und *φαλ(ο)- erklären mit Anschluß an φελλός, φλόος, φλοιός. Ebenso unbefriedigend Specht Ursprung 114 (zu ἀλωφός, ἀλφός usw.).
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