The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσυμποσιαστής“a fellow-drinker; a boon-companion”
- English todaysymposiast
From the Ancient Greek συμποσιαστής (sumposiastḗs, “a fellow-drinker; a boon-companion”), from συμπόσιον (sumpósion), whence symposium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.