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Where does “potable” come from?

potable (French) comes from Latin pōtābilis, 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.

potable (French): potable; OK, passable

Definitions

  1. potable; OK, passable

Ancestry of “potable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōtābilis—
2Latinpōtō—
3Latinpōtus—
4Latinpōtāre—
5Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “potable”

  • potabilité
  • potabilitate
  • potab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →