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Author(s) -
Václav Blažek
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
linguistica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.134
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2350-420X
pISSN - 0024-3922
DOI - 10.4312/linguistica.24.1.443-447
Subject(s) - etymology , philosophy , word (group theory) , linguistics , humanities , literature , art
The-Greek word (Archilochos, Aristophanes, Plato, Aristoteles), Dor. ní&anos: "ape", ní-&wv, -wvoi; "little ape" (Pindaros) does not have any convincible Indo-European etymology. The old comparison with Lat. foedus "beastly, foul" etc. is obviously improbable and the word is rather borrowed from an unknown source.