Where does “pōtō” come from?
pōtō (Latin) comes from Latin pōtus, from Latin pōtāre, from Proto-Italic pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
Ancestry of “pōtō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pōtus | — |
| 2 | Latin | pōtāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pōtos | drunk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tós | drunk; having drunk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |