Re: What's the etymology of ketchup/catsup?

DOUGLAS KOLLER wrote:

> From: "Thomas R. Wier"
>
> > John Cowan wrote:
>
> > > It's from Minnan Chinese ke tsiap 'fish sauce', and was originally
> highly similar
> > > to that Greek fermented fish sauce, the name of which I forget.
> >
> > I don't know what the Greek name was, but the Roman version was
> > called 'garum'.
>
> My Cassell's Latin says the (Ancient) Greek was "garos".
Hmm.  FWIW, the Lewis and Short online Latin dictionary cites _garon_
(neuter singular) as the Greek form of _garum_:

<http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/lexindex?lookup=garum&lang=la>

It also cites a Greek word _karukê_:

<http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/lexindex?lookup=karu/kh&author=&lang=Greek>

and a handful of other Greek variants of vinegar based sauces with the
stem oxu-.

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