Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye-, from *pekʷ-. The alternative present stem πέπτω (péptō) apparently comes from analogy with the root-stem πεπ- (pep-) < *pekʷ-. Cognates include Latin coquō (whence English cook), Sanskrit पचति (pacati), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pacaiti), and Albanian pjek.

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Verb edit

πέσσω (péssō)

  1. to soften, ripen
  2. to boil, cook, bake
  3. to digest
  4. (figuratively) to brood
    1. (of diseases)

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References edit

  • πέσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πέσσω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • πέσσω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • πέσσω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • πέσσω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • πέσσω”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter