λα- + ἅπτω
Validation
No
Word-lemma
Word-form
λάπτω
Transliteration (Word)
laptō
Etymon-lemma
Transliteration (Etymon)
haptō
Century
1 BC
Source
Orion
Ref.
Etymologicum, lambda, p. 94
Ed.
F. Sturz, Orionis Thebani etymologicon, Leipzig, Weigel, 1820
Quotation
Λάπτω. παρὰ τὸ λα μόριον ἐπίτασιν δηλοῦν, ὡς καὶ τὸ αρι, καὶ τὸ ερι, καὶ τὸ ζα. τ<ὸ> λάπτω οὖν δηλοῖ τὸ λίαν ἅπτεσθαι.