Etymology

ptyalize

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Ancient Greek πτυαλίζω
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπτυαλίζω“salivate”
  2. English todayptyalize

From Ancient Greek πτυαλίζω (ptualízō, “salivate”).

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