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κεφᾰλ-ίνη

kephaline · ἡ

root of the tongue

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What it meant

κεφᾰλ-ίνη · kephal-inē — LSJ

root of the tongue

root of the tongue, supposed to be the seat of taste, hence also called γεῦσις, Poll. 2.107.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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