πέσσω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷ-ye-, from *pekʷ-. The alternative present stem πέπτω (péptō) apparently comes from analogy with the root-stem πεπ- (pep-) < *pekʷ-. Cognates include Latin coquō (English cook), Sanskrit पचति (pacati), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pačaiti), and Albanian pjek.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πέσσω (péssō)

  1. I soften, ripen
  2. I boil, cook, bake
  3. I digest
  4. (figuratively) I brood
    1. (of diseases)
      • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων 42

Inflection

Synonyms

  • λεπάζω (lepázō)

Derived terms

References

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