Where does “ποτήριον” come from?
ποτήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ποτήρ, from Ancient Greek πῑ́νω, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
ποτήριον (Ancient Greek): cup; absorbent preparation; goat's thorn
Definitions
- cup; absorbent preparation; goat's thorn
Ancestry of “ποτήριον”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ποτήρ | drinking-cup |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῑ́νω | I drink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
Words derived from “ποτήριον”