Etymology

potation

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Today it means: The act of drinking. Full definition →

Middle English potacion ← Old French potacion ← Latin pōtātiō
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  1. Latin · derived frompōtātiō
  2. Old French · derived frompotacion
  3. Middle English · inherited frompotacion
  4. English todaypotation

From Middle English potacion, from Old French potacion, from Latin pōtātiō.

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