Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ulós or *kawlós (tubular bone, pipe, stalk), possibly earlier *kéh₂wl̥, from a root *keh₂- or *kewh₂-, *keh₂w- (hollow) (compare κοῖλος (koîlos)); however there are unresolved phonetic problems, such as the lack of aspiration in Sanskrit. Cognates include Sanskrit कुल्या (kulyā), Latvian kauls, and Old English cāl (> English cole).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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καυλός (kaulósm (genitive καυλοῦ); second declension

  1. stem, stalk
  2. shaft

Derived terms

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Descendants

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(From καυλίον (kaulíon)):

  • ? Latin: caulis (or inherited from the same Proto-Indo-European source)
  • Greek: καυλί (kavlí)

References

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  • καυλός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • καυλός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • καυλός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • καυλός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • καυλός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.