Where does “potare” come from?

potare (Italian) comes from Latin pōtāre, from Proto-Italic pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

potare (Italian): to prune, trim; to drink

Definitions

  1. to prune, trim; to drink

Ancestry of “potare”, step by step

potare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pōtāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōtāre—
2Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Latin putāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinputāre—

Words derived from “potare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós →Every word from Proto-Italic pōtos →