ἰτέα

See also: Itea and iteá

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (twining object), with remodeling of the suffix like in other tree names (compare ἀκτέᾱ (aktéā, elder (tree)) and πτελέᾱ (pteléā, elm)).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῑ̓τέᾱ • (ītéāf (genitive ῑ̓τέᾱς); first declension

  1. willow
    Synonym: ἑλίκη (helíkē)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: ιτιά (itiá)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἰτέα”, in 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 604

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