Bdela
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Bdela grece sanguisuga.
Apparatus:
Bdela ABC fjp | Bedela ms. e
sanguisuga AC efj | sãguisuca or –fuca p | sanguissuga B
{sanguisuga} g’ {= grece} add. j
Translation:
Bdela {"leech"} is Greek for Latin sanguisuga {(lit.) "blood-sucker"}.
Commentary:
Bdela:
Greek βδέλλα /bdélla/ "leech" or "lamprey" is derived from the verb βδάλλω /bdállō/ meaning "to milk cows, to suck" according to LSJ.
WilfGunther (talk) 10:33, 26 August 2016 (BST)
See also: Irudo, Sanguisuga, Halek
