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depso

depso · v. a

knead

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What it meant

1. depso — Lewis & Short

depso, sui, stum, 3, v. a., = deye/w, to

I knead.
I Prop.: id ubi excoxeris, depsito bene, Cato, R. R. 90; cf. id. ib. 76: lu tum, id. ib. 40, 4: coria, to dress, to curry, id. ib. 135: tibi fortasse alius molit et depsit, Varr. ap. Non. 99, 14.—
II Transf., in an obscene sense, to dishonor, acc. to Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 4.

2. depsö — Walde–Hofmann

depsö, -ut, -tum, -ere „kneten, durcharbeiten, gerben* (auch „futuere*, Goldberger Gl. 20, 106; seit Cato, rom.; con- seit Cato, depsticius Cato): nach Non. 99, Weise usw. entlehnt (nicht urverwandt, da altes -ps- wohl -sp-, vgl. vespa) aus gr. deyw (Aor. Part. beyfjgac) ,knete, gerbe*, s-Erw. (Brugmann 11? 3, 342) zu depw „knete, walke* (argiv. beqibaorat , Walker"); dazu nach Petersson KZ. 47, 285 arm. top'em … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. depsö, p. 374]

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. depso (scan p. 194; entry #3024).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. depsö (scan p. 374; entry #909).

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