Comparative evidence

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• Lat. parcō -ere ‘act sparingly’, ‘refrain from using’, ‘spare’, ‘act forbearingly’, ‘show consideration’ (OLD: 1204-1205)

• Lat. compescō -ere ‘confine’, ‘imprison’, ‘restrain’, ‘check or surpress the growth of’, ’steady’, ‘put a curb on’, ’subdue’ (OLD: 375)

References

OLD = Glare, P. G. W. 1968. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.