[B-Greek] Act 27:14 TUFWNIKOS

Eric Inman eric.inman at wescorpflex.com
Wed Dec 6 07:11:58 EST 2006


My English dictionary (Random House Webster's College Dictionary, 1992)
shows the etymology as:

[1690-1700; < dialect Chinese (Guangdong) daaih-fung (akin to Chinese dafeng
great wind), altered by association with Greek TUFWN violent wind]

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[mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Oun Kwon
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Subject: [B-Greek] Act 27:14 TUFWNIKOS

Act 27:14 MET OU POLU DE EBALEN KAT AUTHS ANEMOS TUFWNIKS hO
KALOUMENOS EURAKULWN

The English word Typhoon is from Chinese meaning 'great wind'. Is the
Gk TUFWNIKOS originated from a Chinese (it would be surprising if it
did) or is the semblance coincidental?

Oun Kwon.
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