Potatory
/ˈpɒtətəri/noun
Relating to drinking or the consumption of beverages, especially alcohol.
Did you know?English “poison” ultimately developed from Latin potionem, meaning “a drink” or “dose,” from the same drinking root as potatory.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₃-
“to drink”
Classical Latin
Latin
pōtāre
“to drink”
Classical Latin
Latin
pōtātus
“drunk or having been drunk”
Late Latin
Latin
pōtātōrius
“relating to drinking”
Middle English
English
potatory
“pertaining to drinking”
Modern English
English
potatory
“relating to drinking, especially alcoholic drinking”