Editing Cassandra (section)

==Etymology==
[[Hjalmar Frisk]] (''Griechisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch'', Heidelberg, 1960–1970) notes "unexplained etymology", citing "various hypotheses" found in Wilhelm Schulze,<ref>Wilhelm Schulze, ''Kleine Schriften'' (1966), 698, J. B. Hoffmann, ''Glotta'' '''28''', 52</ref> [[Edgar Howard Sturtevant]],<ref>[[Edgar Howard Sturtevant]], ''Class. Phil.'' '''21''', 248ff.</ref> J. Davreux,<ref>J. Davreux, ''La légende de la prophétesse Cassandre'' (Paris, 1942) 90ff.</ref> and {{ill|Albert Carnoy|fr|Albert Carnoy|lt=Albert Carnoy.}}<ref>[[:fr:Albert Carnoy|Albert Carnoy]], ''Les ét. class.'' '''22''', 344</ref> [[Robert S. P. Beekes|R. S. P. Beekes]]<ref>[[Robert S. P. Beekes|R. S. P. Beekes]], ''Etymological Dictionary of Greek'', Brill, 2009, p.&nbsp;654</ref> cites García Ramón's derivation of the name from the [[Proto-Indo-European]] root *''(s)kend-'' "raise". The Online Etymology Dictionary states "though the second element looks like a fem. form of Greek ''andros'' "of man, male human being." Watkins suggests PIE ''*(s)kand-'' "to shine" as source of second element. The name also has been connected to ''kekasmai'' "to surpass, excel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Online Etymology Dictionary|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cassandra|url-status=live|access-date=November 27, 2021|website=Online Etymology Dictionary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501165946/https://www.etymonline.com/word/cassandra |archive-date=2019-05-01 }}</ref>"