- πατέομαι
- πατέομαιGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `to dine, to enjoy, to eat and drink' (Hdt.).Other forms: Aor. πάσ(σ)ασθαι and perf. midd. πέπασ-μαι (Il.), fut. πάσομαι (A.).Derivatives: ἄ-πασ-τος `uneaten, sober' (Il.). Backformation πάτος = τροφή (sch.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [787] *ph₂t- `graze, feed'Etymology: Beside πατ-έομαι, πάσ(σ)ασθαι (\< πατ-σ-) with short vowel stand in Germ. forms with long vowel, e.g. Goth. fodjan `feed, τρέφειν'; short vowel only in OHG ka-vat-ōt `pastus'. To this without dental Lat. pā-vi, pāscō `graze, feed', pā-bulum `food', prob. also Slav., e.g. OCS pasǫ, pasti `graze, herd' (cf. on ποιμήν). On πατ- beside pā- (and pā-t- \> Goth. fodjan) s. δατέομαι and πάσσω w. lit. -- Further forms from several languages w. rich lit. in Bq, WP. 2, 72f., Pok. 787, W.-Hofmann and Ernout-Meillet s. pāscō, Vasmer s. pasú, Feist Vgl. Wb. s. fodjan. Unconvincing on πατέομαι Bechtel Lex. s.v.Page in Frisk: 2,480
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.