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Where does “déms pótis” come from?

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

déms pótis (Proto-Indo-European): PIE word*pótis; master of the house

Definitions

  1. PIE word*pótis; master of the house

Ancestry of “déms pótis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “déms pótis”

  • despot
  • despotate
  • despotocracy
  • despotize
  • despotry
  • despotist
  • adespota
  • despotess
  • adespotos
  • adespota
  • despota
  • adespoto
  • despotismo
  • despótico
  • déspota
  • despota
  • despotique
  • despotiquement
  • despote
  • δεσπότης
  • αδέσποτος
  • despota
  • despoták
  • δεσπότης
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