Where does “potionmaker” come from?
potionmaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
potionmaker (English): One who makes potions
Definitions
- One who makes potions
Ancestry of “potionmaker”, step by step
potionmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
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 |