Ἀπατόριος (ion. Ἀπατούριος) et Ἀπατοριών (ion. Ἀπατουριών) à Amorgos et à Paros : un cas d'étymologie populaire
Résumé
This article examines the origin of the personal name Ἀπατόριος and the name of the month Ἀπατοριών, documented in Hellenistic inscriptions from two cities of Amorgos (Arkesine and Aigiale) and from Paros. They are rare variants of the more widespread Ἀπατούριος and Ἀπατουριών, which are Ionic variants in regions that celebrated the Ἀπατούρια. The analysis of the data suggests that the hypothesis of a regular evolution *Apatoru̯ ii̯ o-> Ἀπατόριος and Ἀπατοριών, with lenition of *-u̯without compensatory lengthening of the /o/ of the preceding syllable, must be dismissed. An alternative explanation will be proposed. The name Ἀπατούρια, which designates the festival of common male ancestors on the father's side, was considered, through folk etymology, to be derived from πατήρ. Under the influence of compounds like ὁμοπάτορες, the variants Ἀπατούρια, Ἀπατούριος, and Ἀπατουριών were exceptionally replaced by Ἀπατόρια, Ἀπατόριος, and Ἀπατοριών.