Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    Related to Ancient Greek ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, shining, brilliant; byname of the Sun), with further origin unknown. Possible, though doubtful, connections include Sanskrit उल्का (ulkā́, meteor) and/or Latin Vulcānus (god of fire and metalworking), Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, sun), or Pre-Greek.[1][2][3][4]

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    Noun

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    ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektronn (genitive ἠλέκτρου); second declension

    1. amber
      Synonym: λυγγούριον (lungoúrion)
    2. alloy of gold and silver, electrum

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἠλέκτωρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 514
    2. ^ Frisk, Hjalmar (1960) “ἤλεκτρον”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 629
    3. ^ Boisacq, Émile (1916) “ἤλεκτρον”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque (in French), Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 319
    4. ^ Chantraine, Pierre (1968–1980) “ἤλεκτρον”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque (in French), volume 1, Paris: Klincksieck, page 409

    Further reading

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    • ἤλεκτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • ἤλεκτρον”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • ἤλεκτρον”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
    • ἤλεκτρον in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
    • ἤλεκτρον 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.
    • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN