quippini

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δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

quippĭ-ni: (quippĕni), adv. quippeni,
I why not? or, affirmatively, certainly, to be sure, by all means (ante- and post-class.), Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 50; id. Poen. 3, 4, 21; 28; 30; App. M. 9, p. 229, 15: Chr. Quid? illam meretricemne esse censes? Ni. Quippeni? Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 41; id. Ps. 4, 1, 12.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

quippĭnī,¹⁵ adv. (quippe, ni), pourquoi non ? [et par suite] oui : Pl. Men. 1109 ; Bacch. 839 ; Apul. M. 9, 26.

Latin > German (Georges)

quippinī (nicht quippenī), Adv. (quippe u. ni = ne), warum denn nicht? od. affirmativ allerdings, ei freilich, Plaut aul. 81; Men. 1109; Bacch. 839. Apul. met. 9, 26.

Latin > English

quippini ADV :: why not