Where does “potatura” come from?

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

potatura (Italian): pruning

Definitions

  1. pruning

Ancestry of “potatura”, 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 ph₃tósEvery word from Proto-Italic pōtos
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