ῥυχ-

ῥῠκάν-ησις, εως, ἡ,

A planing, Bito 54.2 (where [pref] ῥυχ-).

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: `plane' (AP 6, 204).

Derivatives: ῥυκάν-ησις f. `planing' (Bito III-II<sup>a</sup>, ῥυχ-; from *ῥυκαν-άω); - ίζω `to plane' (gloss.).

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

Etymology: Formation like σκαπάνη, δρεπάνη a. other instrument names from an unknown basis. Wackernagel KZ 67, 176 (Kl. Schr. 1, 392) thinks doubting of Skt. srúc- `offer-spoon as long as an arm', without explaining the difference in meaning. Lat. LW [loanword] runcina `plane' (-n- after runcāre `weed', evtl. with distance-assimilation). Inherited relation with runcāre (s. lit. in Bq and W.-Hofmann, WP. 2, 353, Pok. 869 f.) is impossible already because ῥυκάνη has no prothetic vowel (Wackernagel l.c.). -- The word could be Pre-Greek.

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