πάσσω

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (to shake). Cognate with Latin quatiō (to shake), Proto-Celtic *kʷāti- (chaff, husks) (whence Old Irish cáith), and possibly Proto-Tocharian *kät- (to strew).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    πάσσω (pássō)

    1. to sprinkle
      Synonyms: πᾰλῠ́νω (palúnō), ῥαίνω (rhaínō), ῥᾰντῐ́ζω (rhantízō)

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    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πάσσω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1155-6

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