tessellatim
From LSJ
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tessellātim: adv. id.,
I in a checkered or tesselated form (late Lat.): concidere spathulam porcinam, Apic. 4, 3: incidere pernam, id. 7, 9.