From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 21558
Date: 2003-05-06
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From: "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 6:31 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Padus
> Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:
> > Greek "pedos" meaning 'tree'?? (and if not Greek, what word is it?)
> This should be Greek and it is a kind of tree, actually Schwyzer KZ
> 63,65 ff see it as "Prunus Mahaleb" (Theophr.). and in hommeric work
> should be found in Il. 11,183 "pedessa".
> Walde is a bit sceptical about the form "pedessa" he means there could
> be an "piedessa" and this would mean "quellenreich"
Alex,
The Greek word is <pe:dos> or <pa:dos> and stands (probably) for the mahaleb cherry, _Prunus (Cerasus) mahaleb_, a tree of Near Eastern origin. It doesn't even grow in forests :-)
Piotr