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ethëzë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From ethe. According to Beekes, moths were thought to bring fevers.[1] Cognate with Greek ἠπίολος (ēpíolos).

Noun

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ethëzë f

  1. moth

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 523