Where does “potável” come from?

potável (Portuguese) 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.

potável (Portuguese): potable, drinkable

Definitions

  1. potable, drinkable

Ancestry of “potável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōtābilisdrinkable, potable
2Latinpōtōto drink
3Latinpōtusdrunk
4Latinpōtāre—
5Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós →Every word from Proto-Italic pōtos →