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cevetassa

sandhi form: ce + eva + etassa

1. and just of this; and exactly of this

Built from

• ce — root · if, conditional
  A particle marking conditionality or restriction. Derives from perception of boundaries; related to Latin cieo and English keen through the sense of observing distinctions.
• eva — root · just, emphatic
  An emphatic particle meaning "exactly, only, precisely". From PIE *h₁ewes "being"; same root as Sanskrit eva and English "even", originally marking what truly is or stands firm.
• etassa — stem · of this (genitive)
  The genitive singular of eta (this, that), a demonstrative pronoun. The stem eta- is a demonstrative from PIE *e-ta-, cognate with Greek to, Latin id, English that. The ending -ssa is the genitive singular masculine/neuter.

Analysis. ce (if, conditional particle) + eva (just, emphatic) + etassa (of this, gen. sg. of eta). The form binds three particles into a single utterance emphasizing the conditional restriction to this one thing alone.

Etymology. ce from √ci (observe, perceive; cognate with Latin cieo "set in motion", English keen); eva from PIE *h₁ewes "being, essence" (Sanskrit eva, same root as English "even"); etassa from *e-ta- "that, this" (demonstrative stem; cognate with Greek to, Latin id, English that).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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