Potation
/poʊˈteɪ.ʃən/noun
A drink, especially an alcoholic one; the act of drinking.
Did you know?Potation comes from Latin *potatio*, “a drinking,” from *potare* “to drink,” the same ancient root behind *potable* and the surprisingly unrelated *potion*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₃-
“to drink”
Latin
Latin
potare
“to drink”
Latin
Latin
potatio
“a drinking; drinking”
Middle English
ME
potacioun
“drinking; a drink”
Modern English
English
potation
“a drink, especially an alcoholic one”