ἄσφαλτος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Generally taken as deriving from ἀ- (a-, not) +‎ σφάλλω (sphállō, to fall, cast down), under the assumption that it denoted the material that protects walls from tumbling down. However, according to Beekes, the word is rather Pre-Greek.

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Noun

ἄσφᾰλτος (ásphaltosf or m (genitive ἀσφᾰ́λτου); second declension

  1. asphalt, bitumen

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