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Where does “pōtābilis” come from?

pōtābilis (Latin) comes from Latin pōtō, from Latin pōtus, from Latin pōtāre, from Proto-Italic pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

Ancestry of “pōtābilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōtō—
2Latinpōtus—
3Latinpōtāre—
4Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →