πρακνόν

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From a zero-grade *pr̥ḱ-n-, of the Proto-Indo-European root *perḱ- (“coloured, motley”),[1][2] whence also περκνός (perknós, “dusky, dark”).

Adjective

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πρακνόν • (praknón) (accusative singular masculine)

  1. (hapax) dark in colour
    Synonym: μέλανα (mélana)

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “perk̂-, prek̂-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 820–821
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “περκνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1178
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