Where does “potioner” come from?
potioner (English) comes from English potion, from Middle English pocioun, from Old French pocion, from Latin potionis, from Latin potio, from Latin potare, from Latin poto, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
potioner (English): One who makes potions
Definitions
- One who makes potions
Ancestry of “potioner”, step by step
potioner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English potion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | potion | A small portion or dose of a liquid which is... |
| 2 | Middle English | pocioun | A liquid medicine or remedy; a medicinal... |
| 3 | Old French | pocion | — |
| 4 | Latin | potionis | genitive singular of pōtiō |
| 5 | Latin | potio | drinking; drink, draught, potion |
| 6 | Latin | potare | present active infinitive of pōtō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | poto | I drink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |