Where does “unpotable” come from?
unpotable (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.
unpotable (English): not potable
Definitions
- not potable
Ancestry of “unpotable”, step by step
unpotable 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |