Where does “Potamus” come from?

Potamus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ποταμός, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Potamus (Latin): A town of Attica situated north of Thoricus

Definitions

  1. A town of Attica situated north of Thoricus

Ancestry of “Potamus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠοταμόςriver, stream
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ποταμός →