ἐπίτυρον

ἐπίτυρον
ἐπίτυρον
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: `confection of olives', only as Lat. LW [loanword] epityrum in Cato RR 119, Plaut. Mil. 24; after Varro LL 7, 86 a Sicilian specialty.
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: From τυρός, because eaten with or after the cheese.
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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  • επίτυρον — ἐπίτυρον, τὸ (Α) φαγητό με ελιές. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + τυρός, επειδή τρωγόταν μαζί ή μετά το τυρί] …   Dictionary of Greek

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