πέπτρια

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From πέσσω (péssō, to cook) +‎ -τρῐᾰ (-tria). Reflects Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-tr-ih₂ ~ *pkʷ-tr-yéh₂s (female cook), from *pekʷ- (to cook), compare Latin coctor m, Sanskrit पक्तृ m (paktṛ́).

Noun

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πέπτρῐᾰ (péptriaf (genitive πεπτρῐ́ᾱς); first declension (hapax)

  1. (female?) baker
    Synonyms: ἀρτοκόπος (artokópos), σιτοποιός (sitopoiós)
    • 5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Σ:
      σιτοποιός· ἀρτοκόπος. ἢ πέπτρια
      sitopoiós; artokópos. ḕ péptria
      sitopoiós: baker, the baker

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