πάσσω

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (to shake). Cognate with Latin quatiō (to shake), Proto-Celtic *kʷāti- (chaff, husks) (whence Old Irish cáith).[1]

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Verb[edit]

πάσσω (pássō)

  1. to sprinkle
    Synonyms: πᾰλῠ́νω (palúnō), ῥαίνω (rhaínō), ῥᾰντῐ́ζω (rhantízō)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1155-6