σφάκελος: Difference between revisions

|etymtx=1. Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: [[caries]], [[gangrene]], [[necrosis]] (Hp., Gal.), also [[twitching pain]], [[cramp]] (A. Pr. 878, 1045, E. Hipp. 1352, everywhere anap.).<br />Derivatives: [[σφακελώδης]] [[gangrenous]] (medic.), [[σφακελίζω]], ([[ἐπισφακελίζω]], [[ἀποσφακελίζω]]) [[to suffer from caries or gangrene]] (Hdt. Hp., a.o.), rarely [[to sense a twitching pain]], [[cramp]] (Cratin., Pherecr., Plu.), with [[σφακελισμός]] m. [[caries]], [[gangrene]] (Hp., Arist., Thphr. [cf. Strömberg Theophrastea 191]), [[heavy pain]] (Stoic.), [[epilepsy]] (Hippiatr.); <b class="b3">ἐπι-</b>, [[ἀποσφακέλισις]] f. [[gangrene]] (Hp.).<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Formation like [[σκόπελος]], [[πύελος]] a.o.; further unclear. The word was prob. orig. a medical expression (Chantraine Form. 244; diff. Solmsen Wortforsch. 5 and Persson Beitr. 1, 396). Starting from a meaning <b class="b2">convulsions, c. with pain</b>, Persson seeks connection with MHG [[spachen]] [[split]], LG [[spaken]] [[burst]], [[putrefy]] etc.; justified criticism by WP. 2, 652. -- Cf. [[σφάκος]], [[σφήξ]], [[φάκελος]].