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σῐσύμβρ-ιον

sisumbrion

bergamot mint, Mentha aquatica

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What it meant

1. σισύμβριον · sisymbrion — Beekes

σισύμβριον [n.] ‘bergamot mint, Mentha aquatica’ (com. Arist, Thphr, Dsc.), ‘watercress, Nasturtium officinale’ (Dsc., Plin.), (metaph.) a piece of jewelry (com. after Poll.). eDER σίσυμβρ-ον [n.] ‘id. (Nic., AP, back-formation), -tvoc ‘made of o. (Antiph., Thphr.). *ETYM Etymology unclear. Stromberg 1940: 158' regards the word as a reduplicated formation from » θύμβρα, a sweet-scented plant, with dialectal … — [Beekes, s.v. σισύμβριον, p. 1387]

2. σισύμβριον · sisymbrion — Frisk

σισύμβριον n. “"Bergamottminze, Mentha aquatica? (Kom., Arist., Thphr., Dsk. u. a.), "Brunnenkresse, Nasturtium officinale° (Dsk., Plin.); übertr. als Bez. eines weiblichen Schmucks (Kom. nach Poll.).. Rückbildung σίσυμβρτ-ον τι. (Nik., AP); Adj. -wocg “aus o.’ (Antiph., Thphr.). — σισυρίγχιον n. "Berbernuß, Iris sisyrinchium’ (Thphr.). — Unklar. Willkürliche Vermutungen ven Strömberg Pfl.namen 158 A. 1: … — [Frisk, s.v. σισύμβριον, p. 1682]

3. σῐσύμβρ-ιον · sisymbr-ion — LSJ

bergamot-mint, Mentha aquatica

bergamot-mint, Mentha aquatica, Cratin. 98, Ar. Av. 160, Arist. Fr. 367, Thphr. HP 2.1.3, al. (distd. fr. μίνθα 2.4.1), Dsc. 3.41; ὀσμηρὸν σ. Nic. Fr. 74.57.

2 water-cress, Nasturtium officinale

water-cress, Nasturtium officinale, Dsc. 2.128, Plin. HN 20.247.

II a womanʼs ornament

a womanʼs ornament, Poll. 5.101.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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