Where does “bipotentially” come from?
bipotentially (English) comes from English bipotential, from English potential, from Late Latin potentialis, from Dutch potentiaal, from German potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns — to drink.
bipotentially (English): In a bipotential manner
Definitions
- In a bipotential manner
Ancestry of “bipotentially”, step by step
bipotentially traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bipotential
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bipotential | Of, pertaining to, or characterised by... |
| 2 | English | potential | Currently unrealized ability; The gravitational... |
| 3 | Late Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 4 | Dutch | potentiaal | — |
| 5 | German | potenzial | potential |
| 6 | Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 7 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 8 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 9 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 10 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |