[Text not reproducible in ascii]: Etymological and sociocultural observations on the concepts of disease and divine (dis)favour in ancient Greece

After a brief discussion of earlier etymological theories, this article proposes a new analysis of the Greek noun 'disease' as a possessive compound *n-osw-os 'not having *(hi)osu', the second constituent of which is cognate with Hitt. āssu 'well-being'; just like the l...

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Main Author: Willi, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008