βαλαύστιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βαλώστιον (balṓstion)

Etymology

Related to Imperial Aramaic 𐡁𐡀𐡋𐡀𐡈 (bʾlʾṭ, pomegranate shoot), Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ (blāṣā, pomegranate shoot) and a Semitic borrowing maybe. However an explanation of the words will remain difficult; see Arabic رُمَّان (rummān) for another difficult pomegranate term.

Put by Beekes because of the variant “αυ/ω” as acquired via Pre-Greek together with βάλαρις (bálaris, an unclear plant), βαλλωτή (ballōtḗ, black horehound), βάλλις (bállis, a plant with wonderful medicinal properties).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βαλαύστιον • (balaústion) n (genitive βαλαυστίου); second declension

  1. flower of the wild pomegranate
    Synonym: κύτινος (kútinos)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: balaustium

Further reading

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