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|elrutext='''ἄμῠλος:''' (ᾰ) ὁ пирог из тонкой муки Arph., Theocr.
|elrutext='''ἄμῠλος:''' (ᾰ) ὁ пирог из тонкой муки Arph., Theocr.
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|etymtx=Grammatical information: m.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">cake of fine meal</b> (Ar.), <b class="b3">ἄμυλον</b> n. [[starch]] (Dsc.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ἀμυλιδωτόν</b> <b class="b2">kind of chiton</b> (starched?) (Hermipp.); formation like <b class="b3">ἁλυσιδωτός</b>, <b class="b3">χειριδωτός</b> (Schwyzer 503 : 4, Chantr. Form. 305).<br />Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Starch is made from [[unground]] grain, so from <b class="b3">μύλη</b> (cf. <b class="b3">ἄμυλον στερρόν</b>, <b class="b3">ἄκλαστον</b> EM), with negative <b class="b3">ἀ-</b>. However, we expect [[unground]], not <b class="b2">having no mill</b>; it seems rather doubtful that this expression would become the normal expression for [[starch]]. Lat. loan word [[amulum]] > Fr. [[amidon]].
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