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\ \ [13] The Indo-European base *pō-, *pī- ‘drink’ has provided the verb for ‘drink’ in most modern European languages, apart from the Germanic ones: French boire, for instance, Russian pit’, and Welsh yfed all come from it.
\ \ Amongst it Latin descendants were the nouns pōtiō ‘drink’, source of English potion (and also poison) and pōtus ‘drink’, the probable ancestor of English pot, and the verb pōtāre ‘drink’, from which English gets potable [16].
\ \ Cf.⇒ POISON, POTABLE
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potion — [ posjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XVIe; « boisson » XIIe; lat. potio (→ poison) ♦ Vieilli Médicament liquide, le plus souvent préparé sur ordonnance, et destiné à être bu. « Une cuillerée à café de potion » (Bosco). Cette potion a un goût infect. Mod. Loc.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
potion — POTION. s. f. Boisson, breuvage. Il ne se dit guere qu en termes de Medecine. Potion cordiale. potion medicinale … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Potion — Po tion, n. [L. potio, from potare to drink: cf. F. potion. See {Poison}.] A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid medicine. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potion — c.1300, from O.Fr. pocion (12c.), from L. potionem (nom. potio) potion, a drinking, from potus drunken, irregular pp. of potare to drink, from PIE root *po /*pi drink (Cf. Skt. pati drinks; Gk. pinein to drink … Etymology dictionary
Potion — Po tion, v. t. To drug. [Obs.] Speed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
potion — [n] concoction prepared for mental or physical effect aromatic, brew, cordial, cup, dose, draft, dram, draught, drink, elixir, libation, liquid, liquor, medicine, mixture, nip, philter, remedy, restorative, spirits, stimulant, tonic; concepts 307 … New thesaurus
potion — Potion, ou bruvage, Potio … Thresor de la langue françoyse
potion — ► NOUN ▪ a liquid with healing, magical, or poisonous properties. ORIGIN Latin, drink, poisonous draught , related to potare to drink … English terms dictionary
potion — [pō′shən] n. [ME pocion < OFr < L potio < potare, to drink: see POTABLE] a drink or liquid dose, as of medicine, poison, or a substance thought to have magic power … English World dictionary
Potion — Magic Potion redirects here. For The Black Keys album, see Magic Potion (album). The Love Potion by Evelyn de Morgan. A potion (from Greek poton that which one drinks ) is a consumable medicine or poison. In mythology and literature, a potion is… … Wikipedia
Potion — Une potion est une préparation médicamenteuse liquide destinée à être bue. De nos jours, le terme est surtout utilisé en sorcellerie et dans les jeux de rôle. Dans ces derniers, une potion désigne un objet qui, lorsqu il est utilisé par le… … Wikipédia en Français
