This dictionary is a treasure trove covering 2000 years of Ancient Greek: from Mycenaean via Homer and the classical period to lexicographers, such as Hesychius (5th century A.D.). It consists of 7500
Robert Beekes collects and analyzes the evidence for Pre-Greek, the non-Indo-European language which disappeared prehistorically due to a language shift to Greek, but left many traces in the Greek lex
Compiled by Beekes (emeritus, comparative Indo-European linguistics, Leiden U., the Netherlands), this impressive 2-volume work presents the first English version of an etymological dictionary of Gree
