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Where does “potare” come from?

potare (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

Ancestry of “potare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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