Where does “potable” come from?

potable (Middle English) comes from Old French potable, from Latin pōtābilis, 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.

potable (Middle English): Suitable for drinking; potable

Definitions

  1. Suitable for drinking; potable

Ancestry of “potable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpotablepotable
2Latinpōtābilisdrinkable, potable
3Latinpōtōto drink
4Latinpōtusdrunk
5Latinpōtāre—
6Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “potable”

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