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Etymology

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According to Solders (based on Heshychius) the word pella (λίθος, stone), is an Ancient Macedonian word. ( Nilsson Vol I p.558). In Homeric Greek it means wooden bowl. Beekes suggests that the word is derived from a Pre-Greek form "pelsa". These must be mentioned in the article. Jestmoon(talk) 10:29, 7 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

Possible etymological considerations are now covered in the article in the folowing paragraph (with Solders' suggested connection with "pella" now relegated to a note):

The etymology of the word apellai is unknown. According to Robert Beekes, "a connection with IE *h₂pel- would be the most easy solution, but there are no obvious cognates for such a root."^[1] Another Hesychius gloss explains the (related?) word apellein with the word apokleiein, a form of the verb apokleio (ἀποκλειω) that means 'shut out', 'close', 'shut away'.^[2] According to Beekes this "may well provide the original meaning of ἀπέλλαι, 'enclosed space, meeting place'."^[3]

References

↑ Beekes 2009, s.v. ἀπέλλαι (p. 115). According to Nilsson 1967, pp. 204, 558, Solders (Der ursprüngliche Apollon, AfRw. XXXII, 1935, pp. 142ff), has suggested a derivation of apellai from the Macedonian word pella ('stone'), an etymology which Nilsson repeats without endorsing, and Beekes ignores.
↑ Hesychius, s.v. ἀπελλαῖν (Latte, p. 272, 5945); The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἀποκλειω (p. 183); LSJ, s.v. ἀποκλείω.
↑ Beekes 2009, s.v. ἀπέλλαι (p. 115); Versnel 1993, p. 321 n. 106.

Paul August ☎ 15:06, 22 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

[1] Beekes 2009, s.v. ἀπέλλαι (p. 115). According to Nilsson 1967, pp. 204, 558, Solders (Der ursprüngliche Apollon, AfRw. XXXII, 1935, pp. 142ff), has suggested a derivation of apellai from the Macedonian word pella ('stone'), an etymology which Nilsson repeats without endorsing, and Beekes ignores.

[2] Hesychius, s.v. ἀπελλαῖν (Latte, p. 272, 5945); The Cambridge Greek Lexicon, s.v. ἀποκλειω (p. 183); LSJ, s.v. ἀποκλείω.

[3] Beekes 2009, s.v. ἀπέλλαι (p. 115); Versnel 1993, p. 321 n. 106.

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