Where does “potis” come from?

potis (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

potis (Latin): able, capable, possible

Definitions

  1. able, capable, possible

Ancestry of “potis”, step by step

potis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic potis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Latin sedeō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
2Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “potis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →