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Where does “pōtos” come from?

pōtos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

pōtos (Proto-Italic): drunk

Definitions

  1. drunk

Ancestry of “pōtos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “pōtos”

  • potulent
  • potus
  • potulentus
  • potatus
  • poti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →