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Where does “potable” come from?

potable (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): potable

Definitions

  1. potable

Ancestry of “potable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōtābilis—
2Latinpōtō—
3Latinpōtus—
4Latinpōtāre—
5Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “potable”

  • potable
  • nonpotable
  • unpotable
  • impotable
  • potableness
  • potabilize
  • potabilizer
  • potable
  • potabl'ye
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