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Where does “popanum” come from?

popanum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πόπανον, from Ancient Greek πέσσω, from Proto-Hellenic péťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷ-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

popanum (Latin): a sacrificial cake

Definitions

  1. a sacrificial cake

Ancestry of “popanum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόπανονround cake used at sacrifices
2Ancient GreekπέσσωI soften, ripen; I boil, cook, bake; I digest
3Proto-Hellenicpéťťōto cook; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷ-ye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
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