ulmitriba

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ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν → by drinking water you would never create anything great

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ulmĭtrĭba: ae, m. vox hibrida, from ulmus and τρίβω, tero, an elm-rubber, i. e.
I one that wears out elms, is often beaten with elm-rods, a term of abuse, Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 7; cf. ulmus.