σάλαξ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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According to Beekes, from σάλος (sálos, earthquake; movement of the sea) with a velar suffix. Kölligan (2017) compares Hesychian σαίνεται· κινεῖται (saínetai; kineîtai, shake) and the root of Ancient Greek κινεῖται (kineîtai), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey(h₂)- (compare Latin cieō; IEW 538, LIV², de Vaan), thus reconstructing *ḱi-n̥-h₂-, *ḱih₂-(e)lo-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σάλαξ (sálaxm (genitive σάλακος); third declension

  1. miner's sieve or riddle

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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