POTABLE Meaning of POTABLE in English [ 'pəʊtəb(ə)l ]■ adjective drinkable.Derivativespotability noun OriginME: from Fr. ~ , from late L. potabilis , from L. potare 'to drink'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004