κόβαλος: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">impudent rogue, mischievous knave</b>, also (parodizing) mischievous goblins (Ar., Arist., D. C.); as adj. ntr. <b class="b3">κόβαλα</b>, <b class="b3">-ον</b> <b class="b2">knavish tricks</b> (Pherekr., Ar.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">κοβαλεία</b> (Din.), <b class="b3">κοβάλευμα</b> (Et. Gen.) [[roguery]]; (<b class="b3">ἐκ)κοβαλικεύομαι</b> [[rogue]], [[deceive]] (Ar. Eq. 270) with <b class="b3">κοβαλικεύματα</b> pl. (Ar. Eq. 332); from <b class="b3">*κοβαλικός</b> (<b class="b3">κοβαλικοῖσι</b> conj. in Timocr. Fr. 1, 7 Diehl). - Also <b class="b3">κοβαλεύω</b> [[transport]] (pap., EM), NGr. <b class="b3">κουβαλῶ</b> <b class="b2">id.</b>, <b class="b3">κοβαλισμός</b> [[transport]] (pap.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]<br />Etymology: Popular words without etymology. After Björck Alpha impurum 46f. a. 258f. with v. Wilamowitz prop. <b class="b2">porter, transport worker</b>, from where contemptible [[rogue]]; the original meaning would as a non Att.-Ion. element have been introduced in the koine. As home of <b class="b3">κόβαλος</b> v. Wilamowitz GGA 1898, 689 assumes Korinth; Zacher IFAnz. 18, 86 (s. also Kretschmer KZ 55, 85f.) and supposes, also hypothetically, that the word is Thraco-Phrygian (like <b class="b3">κοάλεμος</b>). Against connection with Lat. [[caballus]] (Grégoire Byzantion 13, 287ff.; cf. on <b class="b3">καβάλλης</b>) s. Björck l. c. - The word is prob. Pre-Greek.