δρῶπαξ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *drep- (to pluck) and related to δρέπω (drépō, to pluck, cut off) and δρεπάνη (drepánē, sickle).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δρῶπᾰξ (drôpaxm (genitive δρώπᾰκος); third declension

  1. pitch plaster used in medicine

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Descendants

  • Latin: drōpax

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