Generally taken as an haplology from*βαύναυσος, in turn a compound ofβαῦνος(baûnos,“furnace”) andαὔω(aúō,“to scoop, light a fire”). Beekes disregards this proposal asfolk etymology and suggests aPre-Greek origin.

βᾰ́ναυσος• (bắnausos) m orf (neuterβᾰ́ναυσον);second declension

1. artisanal,handmade,handcrafted
2. (figuratively)vulgar,base,unworthy
3. (later)fastidious,meticulous

βᾰ́ναυσος• (bắnausos) m (genitiveβᾰναύσου);second declension

1. artisan,craftsman

   Synonym:τεχνῑ́της(tekhnī́tēs)

• → German:Banause

• “βάναυσος”, inLiddell & Scott (1940)A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “βάναυσος”, inLiddell & Scott (1889)An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• βάναυσος inBailly, Anatole (1935)Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βάναυσος in theDiccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βάναυσος”, inEtymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series;10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN, page199

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