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Mastica(sp?) is still chewed today in Greece as some kind of chewing gum. I wonder if the word “masticate” zcomes from this ie vice versa
by TheGallopedHigh 6y ago
Mastica(sp?) is still chewed today in Greece as some kind of chewing gum. I wonder if the word “masticate” zcomes from this ie vice versa
- Udik 6y ago> I wonder if the word “masticate” zcomes from this ie vice versa It does, the plant's resin is named after the Greek verb meaning "to chew".
- twic 6y agoIt's also used to flavour a kind of festive brioche: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsoureki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsoureki And liqueur: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastika https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastika Etymologically, it looks like the root word means "chew", and i would guess that mastikha is named for that, rather than vice versa: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%AC%CF%89 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B...