Where does “potable” come from?

potable (Tagalog) comes from Spanish 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 (Tagalog): potable; drinkable

Definitions

  1. potable; drinkable

Ancestry of “potable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpotablepotable, drinkable
2Latinpōtābilisdrinkable, potable
3Latinpōtōto drink
4Latinpōtusdrunk
5Latinpōtāre
6Proto-Italicpōtosdrunk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tósdrunk; having drunk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tósEvery word from Proto-Italic pōtos
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