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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

  1. cup; absorbent preparation; goat's thorn

Ancestry of “ποτήριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποτήρdrinking-cup
2Ancient Greekπῑ́νωI drink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “ποτήριον”

  • потир
  • ποτήρι
  • ποκήρι
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →