A name of the pluck: enkata (Etymology of Homeric Greek word)

Authors
Perpillou, JL
Citation
Jl. Perpillou, A name of the pluck: enkata (Etymology of Homeric Greek word), REV PHILOL, 72(2), 1998, pp. 247-252
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Classical Studies
Journal title
REVUE DE PHILOLOGIE DE LITTERATURE ET D HISTOIRE ANCIENNES
ISSN journal
00351652 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
247 - 252
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-1652(1998)72:2<247:ANOTPE>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The word "enkata" does not mean the same as "entera": the first refers only to the large viscera, which are situated in the hypocondrium, whereas the second refers to the intestine, situated near the navel. So etymologies by "en" and "kata" are not possible. A comparison is tentatively suggested wit h "onkos," meaning mass and swelling.