μάσσω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

    There are two prevailing theories, based on which velar stop in the word's derivatives was the original:

    It is worth noting that these two roots appear to have been confused in various branches (as many of the cognates listed for *meHnk- have alternatively been derived from *meh₂ǵ-, though for all except the Germanic, this is phonetically implausible). It is possible that forms in or derived from κ (such as μακαρία (makaría) and μάσσω (mássō)) are from *meHnk- and suppletive with the forms in γ (such as μαγῆμαι (magêmai)), which would be from *meh₂ǵ-.[1]

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    Verb

    μάσσω (mássō)

    1. (transitive) to handle, work with one's hands, knead
    2. (transitive) to wipe

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    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “μάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 910-11

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