Posis

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Posis grece potio potus bibitio.


Apparatus:

potio AB e | pocio f | positio C

potus ABC f | Poptus e

bibitio ABC | bibicio f | bibit͞o uel poties? e


Translation:

Posis is Greek for Latin potio potus bibitio {all meaning "drink, potion"}


Commentary:

Greek πόσις /pósis/ "drinking, drink, beverage" is a derivative of πίνω /pínō/ "to drink".


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