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1 κάρπασος
Grammatical information: f.Meaning: `a kind of fine flax' (D. H. 2, 68, sch. Ar. Lys. 736), `cotton' (Peripl. M. Rubri 41), -α n. pl. `sails from linen' (AP 9, 415, 6; after ἱστία).Other forms: (also κάλπασος [pap.])Compounds: Comp. ψευδο-κάρπασος m. = κάχρυ (s. v.; Ps.-Dsc.).Derivatives: καρπάσιον `Spanish flax' (pap. IIIp), καρπάσινος `of\/from κ.' (LXX, Str., D. H.) = Lat. carbasinus. λίνον Καρπάσιον `from K. on Cyprus (Paus. 1.26.7).Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Ind.Etymology: Reminds of Skt. karpā́sa- m. `cotton bush' (Suśr, from Vedic, in ŚrSū); history unknown. κάρπασος is considered as a loan from Ind. (s. Bq and W.-Hofmann s. carbasus); acc. to Porzig ZII 5, 272ff. the origin is a Mediterranen or Anatolian language; against this Mayrhofer KEWA I 174 and III 666 s. v. (sic!). On attempts to explain Skt. karpā́sa- as pre-Aryan (Austrian), s. Mayrhofer. From κάρπασος, -α (direct or indirectly) Lat. carbasus, -a, s. W.-Hofman and Fohalle, Mélanges Vendryes 172-175. More prob. the word came from Indian; there is no connection with the plant κάρπασον. - On `cotton' see also βαμβάκιος.Page in Frisk: 1,791-792Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κάρπασος
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2 ψευδοκάρπασος
ψευδο-κάρπᾰσος, ὁ,A = κάχρυ, Ps.-Dsc.3.74.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ψευδοκάρπασος
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