Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *twenk- (to squeeze, press, pressure), the same root of Proto-Germanic *þwangiz (belt, strap; clamp) and Lithuanian tveñkti (to dam up). The connection with Tocharian A twāṅk is, however, difficult, both because of the difference in the preforms needed and because of the uncertain meaning of the poorly-attested Tocharian verb (traditionally translated as "to force in").

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Verb edit

σᾰ́ττω (sáttō)

  1. to stuff quite full, cram, pack
    Synonym: νᾰ́σσω (nássō)
  2. to press close, compress
  3. to equip with a store
  4. (figuratively) to load

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