Pissa

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Pissa greci picem dicunt.


Apparatus:

Whole entry om. f

greci om. B e

picem (-cẽ AB) ABC | pigem ms. e


Translation:

Pissa is Greek for Latin pix {"pitch"}.


Commentary:

Greek πίσσα /píssa/, Attic Greek πíττα /pítta/, means "pitch".


See also: Pix, Zefr


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