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