λάταξ

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • (usually plural) the drops of wine in the bottom of the cup which were thrown into a basin with a splash
  • a water-quadruped, perhaps beaver

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *lat- (swamp, damp, wet) borrowed from Proto-Albanian *lauga.

Origin

Proto-Albanian

*lauga

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