Where does “potableness” come from?
potableness (English) comes from English potable, from Middle English potable, from Old French potable, from Latin pōtābilis, from Latin pōtō, from Latin pōtus, from Latin pōtāre, from Proto-Italic pōtos — to drink.
potableness (English): The quality of being drinkable
Definitions
- The quality of being drinkable
Ancestry of “potableness”, step by step
potableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English potable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | potable | Good for drinking without fear of disease or... |
| 2 | Middle English | potable | Suitable for drinking; potable |
| 3 | Old French | potable | potable |
| 4 | Latin | pōtābilis | drinkable, potable |
| 5 | Latin | pōtō | to drink |
| 6 | Latin | pōtus | drunk |
| 7 | Latin | pōtāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pōtos | drunk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tós | drunk; having drunk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |