ἐλελίσφακος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἐλελίσφακον (elelísphakon), λελίσφακος (lelísphakos)
Etymology
ἐλελίζω (elelízō) + σφάκος (sphákos)
Noun
ἐλελίσφακος • (elelísphakos)
- Greek sage, Salvia triloba
Derived terms
- ἐλελισφακίτης (elelisphakítēs)
Descendants
- Greek: ἁλισφακιά (ἁlisfakiá), αλιφασκιά (alifaskiá)
- → Armenian: եղեսպակ (ełespak)
- → Arabic: [script needed] (al-alisfāqin)
- → Middle Armenian: ալիսֆաղին (alisfałin)
Further reading
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 406