Λαο-κόων

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `remark, learn, hear' (Anacr. 4, 14, Hellad. ap. Phot., prob. also H. [cod. κοθεῖ]);

Derivatives: also κοάω in κοᾳ̃ ἀκούει, πεύθεται; ἐκοᾶμες ἠκούσαμεν, ἐπυθόμεθα; ἐκοάθη ἐπενοήθη, ἐφωράθη; κοᾶσαι αἰσθέσθαι H.; - ἐκόησεν (Call. Fr. 53). - Seemingly primary ἔκομεν εἴδομεν, ἑωρῶμεν, ᾐσθόμεθα H. (s. below). - Verbal adj. in ἀνα-κῶς (s. v.). Λαο-κόων, εὑρυ-κόωσα `who learns from far' (Euph. 112, H.) a. o. (cf. Bechtel Namenstudien 37f.).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [587] * (s)keu(H)- `note, see, realize, hear'

Etymology: On κοίης etc. s. κοῖον. As iterative-intensive deverbative (after Zupitza KZ 40, 251 w. n. rather denominative) κο(Ϝ)έω (beside which κο(Ϝ)άω; Schwyzer 717ff.) identical with Lat. caveō, cavēre (\< * covēre) `beware'. A zero-grade primary formation is seen in Skt. ā-kúvate `have in view'. Also in ἀκεύει (= ἀκέϜει?) τηρεῖ H. a cognate primary (full grade) verb has been assumed. (Unclear however ἔκομεν; s. Schwyzer 721 n. 10 a. 740). To these verbs several verbal nouns are found, e. g. Skt.. kaví- m. `seeer, poet, wise man'. - Beside IE. keu- there was skeu-, s. θυοσκόος. Cf. also ἀκούω and κῦδος. More forms s. Pok. 587f., W.-Hofmann s. caveō, Vasmer Russ. et. Wb. s. čúju.

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