παυσικάπη

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

collar worn by slaves while grinding corn or kneading bread, to prevent them from eating

Etymology

Compound from Ancient Greek παῦσις (stopping, discontinuance, ceasing, ending) + Ancient Greek κάπτω (gulp down, snap).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κάπτω

Gloss

gulp down, snap

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

philosopause English
pausa Latin
Παυσανίας Ancient Greek
κάπτω Ancient Greek
κάψις Ancient Greek
παυσίλυπος Ancient Greek
παύω Ancient Greek
παῦσις Ancient Greek
χάπτω gkm
*kapťō Proto-Hellenic