βουσός
τὸ μὲν εὖ πράσσειν ἀκόρεστον ἔφυ πᾶσι βροτοῖσιν → all mortals have by nature an insatiable appetite for success, our mortal state with bliss is never satiate, success is something for which humanity is insatiatable
English (LSJ)
ἡ, pasture for oxen, Schwyzer 664.15 (Orchom. Arc., iv B. C.).
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: path for cows, only dat. βουσοῖ (Orchomenos, Arcadia, Schwyzer 664, 15; 18)
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]X [probably]
Etymology: From *βου-σόϜος (Schwyzer 450), to σεύω (s. v.). Cf. μηλοσόη ὁδός, δι' ἧς πρόβατα ἐλαύνεται. `Ρόδιοι H.; also βοῦα. Not with Schwyzer Glotta 12 (1923) 5 n.. 1, Fraenkel, Glotta 32 (1953) 22: = Ion. βυσσός depth, bottom.
Frisk Etymology German
βουσός: {bousós}
Forms: nur im Dat. βουσοῖ (Orchomenos, Arkadien, Schwyzer 664, 15; 18)
Grammar: f.,
Meaning: nach gewöhnlicher Annahme Rindertrift aus *βουσόϝος (mit Kontraktion, vgl. Schwyzer 450),
Derivative: vgl. μηλοσόη· ὁδός, δι’ ἧς πρόβατα ἐλαύνεται. Ῥόδιοι H.;
Etymology: Zusammenbildung mit σεύω (s. d.). Anders Schwyzer Glotta 12, 5 A. 1, Fraenkel Glotta 32, 22: = ion. βυσσός Tiefe, Grund.
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