Σπιθάμης

Σπιθάμης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Σπιταμᾶς (Spitamâs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Median *Spitāma (literally “with abundant force”)[1][2].

Proper noun

Σπιθάμης • (Spithámēs) m (genitive Σπιθάμου); ? declension

1. A male given name from Old Median: Spithames

Descendants

• Greek: Σπιθάμης (Spithámis)
• → Latin: Spithamēs

References

1. Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*spitā̆ma-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 226-227
2. Tavernier, Jan (2007) , “4.2.1603. *Spitāma-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550-330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 314