LEXICON OF ORIENTAL WORDS IN ANCIENT GREEK

ἀψαφέρ <Egyptian; Roman period>

👉 ἀψαφέρ – an Egyptian gloss with the meaning of σφονδύλιον ‘cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium L.)’ (Dsc. 3.76 RV).

⚠ Dsc. 3.76 RV: σφονδύλιον· (...) Αἰγύπτιοι ἀψαφέρ (...). – “Sphondylion (cow parsnip): (...) the Egyptians (call it) apsapher (...)”.

🅔 An Egyptian word without etymology.