Where does “potatrice” come from?

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

potatrice (Italian): female equivalent of potatore

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of potatore

Ancestry of “potatrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpotareto prune, trim; to drink
2Latinpōtāre—
3Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós →Every word from Proto-Italic pōtos →