Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία → Root of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)
promuscis: ĭdis, a corrupt form for proboscis,
I a trunk, proboscis: elephas, promuscis, Not. Tir. p. 174.
prŏmuscis, ĭdis, f., v. proboscis : Veg. Mil. 3, 24 ; Cassiod. Var. 10, 30.
