Word of the Day - 09/19/26
potable
/'poʊtəbəl/(n.): any liquid suitable for drinking
After filtering, the rainwater became potable.
Word Origin
The word 'potable' originates from the Old French 'potable', which comes directly from the Latin 'potabilis', meaning 'drinkable'. It can be broken down into the Latin verb 'potare', meaning 'to drink', and the suffix '-abilis', meaning 'able to be' or 'fit for'.
Words with a similar origin, specifically sharing the Latin root 'potare' (to drink), include 'potion', which refers to a drink, especially a medicinal or magical one; 'potation', meaning the act of drinking, or a drink itself; and 'symposium', which originally referred to a drinking party in ancient Greece.