τορνία σταφυλή

τορνία σταφυλή, ἡ, a kind of

A grape, Poll.6.82: hence [full] τόρνιος

οἶνος Hp.Morb.2.47

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Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `lettuce' (Epich., Ion., hell.).

Derivatives: θριδακί̄νη `id.' (Att., hell.; Chantraine Formation 204) with -ῑνίς f. (Stratt.), θριδακίσκα (Alkm. 20; Chantraine 407), θριδάκιον (Plu.); also θριδακίας = μανδραγόρας θῆλυς (Dsk., Chantraine 94) and the adj. θριδακ-ηΐς f. (Nic.), - ώδης (Dsc.) `lettuce-like'. - Several side-forms: θίδραξ (Arr., H.) with θιδρακίνη (H.; liquidametathesis; Schwyzer 258), θρύδαξ (pap.; after θρύον?), θρόδαξ (H.) with θοδράκιον (Choerob.).

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: Acc. to Nehring Glotta 14, 151 Pre-Greek. Because of the typical leaves Strömberg Pflanzennamen 39 thinks of θρῖον `fig-leaf, leaf in gen..' and compares οἶδαξ `unripe figs'. Through association with τρι- `three' arose folketymological τετρακίνη = θριδακίνη (Hippon. 135). (Not with Wood ClassPhil. 16, 64f. to ONo. drīta `cacare' etc.) For ο\/ι cf. τορνία σταφυλή beside θρινία ἄμπελος, Fur. 392.

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