σπάταλος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

A back-formation from σπατάλη (spatálē, lavish way of life, debauchery, luxury), of unclear origin. While Beekes admits the possibility of derivation from σπάω (spáō, to draw in, suck (of wine, etc.)) and rejects Neumann's derivation of the Greek as a loan from Hittite (*išpatalla-, who gladly and often eats to the full), he ultimately prefers Furnée's derivation from Pre-Greek, based on a convincing connection with βάταλος (bátalos, catamite, lascivious man).[1]

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Adjective

σπάταλος (spátalosm or f (neuter σπάταλον); second declension

  1. wanton, lascivious

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπᾰτάλη (> DER > Backformation σπαταλός)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1377

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