- σταῖς
- σταῖς (σταίς), σταιτόςGrammatical information: n.Meaning: `wheat-flour mixed to dough with water' (Ion., Eup., Arist., Thphr. etc.).Compounds: σταιτ-ουργός (wr. στετ-) m. `mixer of σ.' (Ostr.).Derivatives: Dimin. σταιτ-ίον n. (PMag. Par.); -ινος `made of σ.' (Hdt.), -ίτας m. `bread of σ.' (Epich., Sophr.; Redard 91), -ώδης 'σ.-like' (Poll.), -ήϊα πέμματος εἶδος, στα\<ι\>τίας ἄρτου εἶδος H.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1053f.] *teh₂-i- `melt'?Etymology: Formation unclear (cf. Schwyzer 516 and J. Schmidt Pluralbild. 357 A. 1). Semant. appealing is the connection with an IE word for `dough' in Slav., e.g. OCS těsto, Celt., e.g. OIr. tāis, Germ., e.g. OHG theismo `leaven'; then the anlaut would have been influenced by στέαρ (Pedersen Vergl. Gramm. 1, 56). Lit. in WP. 1, 702 and Vasmer s. tésto, also W.-Hofmann s. stīpō; s. also τήκω. -- Against original connection with στέαρ (Curtius 212; further lit. in WP. 2, 610) rightly WP. l. c.Page in Frisk: 2,775-776
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.