kanthós
kanthós κανθός 1. "Radreifen"; 2. Augenwinkel; 3. "Kante, Ecke", vgl. Kante
Uncertain, sometimes suggested to be related to Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ (“corner”), Proto-Celtic *kantos (“corner, rim (of a chariot wheel)”) through a Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ndʰ-, but Beekes doesn't find this convincing, as -νθ- is often indicative of Pre-Greek, which he considers the most likely origin;moreover, Slavic and Celtic presuppose *-t-.
The primary sense is "corner of the eye", recorded in Aristotle; in the 6th century (John Philoponus) also glossed as "eyelids"; the secondary meaning "rim (of a wheel)" only arises in the Roman period (Edict of Diocletian AD 301), influenced by Latin (originally Gaulish) cantus. The senses "chimney" and "pot, pan" are only known from Hesychius.
- IPA(key): /kan.tʰós/ → /kanˈθos/ → /kanˈθos/
κανθός • (kanthós) m (genitive κανθοῦ); second declension
- corner of the eye
- eyelids
- (poetic) eye
- rim or tire of a wheel
- chimney
- pot, pan