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Where does “pōculum” come from?

pōculum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European péh₃tlom, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

Ancestry of “pōculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpōtlom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₃tlominstrument for drinking
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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