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paccassosi

aor 3rd sg of paccassosi (verb); aor 2nd sg of paccassosi (verb)

1. replied (to); agreed (with); assented (to)

Built from

• paṭi — prefix · back, against, in return
  Spatial: facing back toward the speaker. A response that leans back or turns to meet what is said.
• ass — root · sit, be seated
  From √as. Concrete image: sitting implies stillness and acceptance. Cognates: English sit, German sitzen, Latin sedēre.
• i — stem · thematic vowel
  Marks the present/aorist stem of a-class verbs.
• s — ending · aorist marker
  Sigmatic aorist; marks completed action in past time.
• i — ending · 3rd (or 2nd) singular
  Personal ending; 3rd singular in active voice, or 2nd singular in middle voice depending on manuscript tradition.

Analysis. paṭi + assati: 'turned back toward' + 'sat'; a metaphor for acceptance—when one sits with (assents to) what is said to one, one turns back toward the speaker.

Etymology. The root √as (sit) appears in Sanskrit ās and cognates English sit, German sitzen, Latin sedēre. The prefix paṭi- (back, against, in return) transforms the sense from plain sitting into responsive agreement. The preposition paṭi itself derives from an Indo-European root *poti- (toward, against), reflected in Greek pró and Sanskrit prati.

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

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