Baccha
Baccha et lauri et olive et edere et forte aliquarum aliarum arborum fructus dicunt his similes verum sepius lauri et edere sed edere aliquando bachar invenitur.
Apparatus:
Baccha AC f | Bacha B | Baoacha e
et (& AC) oliue et (& AC) edere ABC f | oliue edere e
his AC | hiis B ef
et (et om. e) edere sed edere B e | et edere sed edere f | & edere (sed edere om.) AC
inuenitur (-it~ A e) AC e | ĩueĩtur B | dicit~ f
Dahhaoui (2001: 209) established the same text on the basis of his collations, except for the omission of sed edere;
Baccha et lauri et olive et edere et forte aliquarum aliarum arborum fructus dicunt his similes verum sepius lauri et edere aliquando bachar invenitur.
and he notes these vvll. - not all shown - for: baccha] bacha, baoacha; edere] hedere; lauri] lauari; edere] hedere; edere] sed edere add.; bachar] bacchar
Translation:
Baccha they call the fruits of laurus {"laurel"}, oliva {"olive"} and edera {"ivy"} and of any trees that are similar to these, most often it refers to "laurel" and "ivy", but for those of the "ivy" the expression bachar is sometimes found.
Commentary:
Latin baca, often written bacca or baccha, denotes a "small round fruit, a berry", Lewis & Short (1879). The word is like many other words that relate to viticulture of Mediterranean origin. As Ernout & Meillet (2001: 62), s.v. bāca, the phonetic and semantic closeness of the word to the name of the Greek god Bacchus is tempting.
Wilf Gunther 01/03/14
