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Where does “perpoturus” come from?

perpoturus (Latin) comes from Latin perpoto, 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.

perpoturus (Latin): about to drink up

Definitions

  1. about to drink up

Ancestry of “perpoturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperpotoI drink heavily; I drink up
2Latinpōtō—
3Latinpōtus—
4Latinpōtāre—
5Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →