Where does “potate” come from?
potate (Italian) comes from Italian potare, from Latin pōtāre, from Proto-Italic pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
potate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “potate”, step by step
potate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian potare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | potare | to prune, trim; to drink |
| 2 | Latin | pōtāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pōtos | drunk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tós | drunk; having drunk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Italian potato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | potato | past participle of potare |