Where does “Bereitschaftspotential” come from?
Bereitschaftspotential (English) comes from German Bereitschaftspotential, from German Potential, from German Potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis — to drink.
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Ancestry of “Bereitschaftspotential”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bereitschaftspotential | Bereitschaftspotential |
| 2 | German | Potential | Alternative spelling of Potenzial; potential |
| 3 | German | Potenzial | potential |
| 4 | Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 5 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 6 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 7 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 8 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |