Where does “posca” come from?

posca (English) comes from Latin posca, from Latin pōtō, from Latin pōtus, from Latin pōtāre, from Proto-Italic pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

posca (English): A drink in Ancient Rome and Greece, made by...

Definitions

  1. A drink in Ancient Rome and Greece, made by...

Ancestry of “posca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinposcaan acidulous drink of vinegar and water
2Latinpōtōto drink
3Latinpōtusdrunk
4Latinpōtāre—
5Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós →Every word from Proto-Italic pōtos →
posca — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer