The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*peh₃-
- Proto-Italic · derived from*pibō
- Latin · derived fromimbibō
- Middle English · inherited fromimbiben
- English todayimbibe
From Middle English imbiben, from Latin imbibō, from im- + bibō (“to drink”) (whence also beverage), from Proto-Italic *pibō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-, whence also potable, potion.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Italic*pibō all →
bibulous
Proto-Indo-European*peh₃- all →
potable
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.