Calkos

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Calkos grece est es.


Apparatus:

Chalkos f | Calkos AC ei | Calcos B

es AC efi {ms. i faded} | hes B


Translation:

Calkos is Greek for Latin es {"copper, bronze"}


Commentary:

χαλκός /khalkós/ in Greek means "copper" or "bronze", or "things made of this metal".

Latin aes, post-classically es, can mean "any crude metal dug out of the earth (except gold + silver)", but often "copper" or "bronze".

WilfGunther 16/06/2014

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