Ptisas

Ptisas grece spuens.

Apparatus:

Ptisas AC | Ptises B e {'a' misread as 'e'} | Ptisens f {'a' misread as 'ẽ'?}

Translation:

Ptisas is Greek for Latin spuens {"spitting"}.

Commentary:

Greek πτύσας /ptýsas/, - itacist /ptísas/ -, {"spitting out"}, is the sg. aorist act. participle of πτύω /ptýō/ {"spit out"}.

See Ptysis

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