Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The etymology is unknown. Furnée compares κέρπαθος (kérpathos, kind of incense). According to Beekes, the word can hardly be of Indo-European origin; thus, probably from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κᾰρπήσῐον (kărpḗsĭonn (genitive κᾰρπησῐ́ου); second declension

  1. kind of valerian (Valeriana dioscoridis)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Carpesium

Further reading

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