simila
From LSJ
ἐν πίθῳ τὴν κεραμείαν μανθάνειν → in breaking many pots, the potter learns his craft | of those who undertake the most difficult tasks without learning the elements of the art | don't run before you can walk
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sĭmĭla: ae, f. root si, to sift; cf. Gr. ἱμαλιά; Germ. Semmel,
I the finest wheat flour, Cels. 2, 18 med.; 2, 30; Mart. 13, 10 in lemm.; Hier. Ep. 52, 6; 54, 11.—Called also, sĭmĭlāgo, Plin. 18, 10, 20, § 89; Ambros. in Luc. 8, § 49; Vulg. Num. 7, 13 et saep.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sĭmĭla, æ, f., fleur de farine : Cels. Med. 2, 18 ; Mart. 13, 10 (in lemmate).
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) simila1, ae, f., das feinste Weizenmehl, Cels. 2, 18. p. 64, 36 D. Mart. 13, 10, 1. Hieron. epist. 52, 6 u. 54, 11. Vulg. genes. 18, 6. Apic. 5, 187.
