Etymologicum magnum

The Etymologicum magnum (Greek Etymologikon mega Ἐτυμολογικὸν μέγα, abbreviation etymology m. ) Is an alphabetical compilation of words or vocabulary of the Greek language in the form of a dictionary, which was created around 1100.

However, not only it is concerned - as the name suggests - with etymological studies of the individual words, but are also relevant to the keywords yet many things beyond this information, such as historical, mythical or grammar question References and notes which were compiled in large part from several older grammatical and literary works of antiquity. However, this was made in order - for example by additions - to create an independent work.

In this respect, it represents a veritable encyclopedic work whose author and accurately origin but which are not detectable with any degree of certainty.

The Etymologicum magnum is only receive less fragments in the form and one of several other collective works of the Byzantine period. The following list represents a classification of the five most important works of this type and period after their approximate time of origin.

In the 13th century the Byzantine works found their statements.

The editio princeps was published by Zacharias Kallierges 1499 in Venice. The standard output is used today was created by Thomas Gaisford. A new edition is edited by François Lasserre and Nikolaos Livadaras.