Where does “posca” come from?

posca (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.

posca (Latin): an acidulous drink of vinegar and water

Definitions

  1. an acidulous drink of vinegar and water

Ancestry of “posca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōtōto drink
2Latinpōtusdrunk
3Latinpōtāre—
4Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “posca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós →Every word from Proto-Italic pōtos →
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