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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From πέσσω (péssō, to ripen; cook; digest) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πέψῐς (pépsisf (genitive πέψεως); third declension

  1. softening, ripening, or changing by means of heat
  2. (in general) cooking of food
  3. (of wine) fermentation
  4. (medicine) digestion of food
  5. concoction of acrid humors
  6. concoction, as a function of the animal organs

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Translingual: Pepsis
  • Italian: pepsi

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέσσω (> DER > 2. πέψις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1180-1

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