Etymograph

English

impotable

From im- + potable.

A compound of im- + potable

Latin pōtus

Latin pōtō ‘drink’

Latin pōtābilis ‘drinkable, potable’

Old French potable

Middle English potable ‘drinkable, potable’

English potable

Today it means

adj not drinkable

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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