Etymology

depsi-

Today it means: Knead, make supple. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δέψειν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδέψειν“knead”
  2. English todaydepsi-

From Ancient Greek δέψειν (dépsein, “knead”). By surface analysis, deps- + -i-.

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