çekim: geçmiş despicat firul în patru · ortaç despicat firul în patru · şimdiki despică firul în patru
köken: Literally, “split the strand [of hair] in four”. Compare Italian spaccare il capello in quattro (literally “split the hair in four”) and French couper les cheveux en quatre (literally “cut hair in four”).
to jeer, mock, satirize · to gainsay, quibble, or engage in sophistry
çekim: ortaç cavillātus · şimdiki cavillātur · ulaç cavillāns
köken: Etymology tree Latin cavilla Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cavillor From cavilla (“jesting, banter”) + -ō.
Literally, “to look for hair on [an] egg”, because eggshells are smooth and don't actually have any hair growing on them. Compare Spanish buscar el pelo en el huevo.