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Where does “empowerer” come from?

empowerer (English) comes from English empower, from English Power, from Middle English power, from Anglo-Norman poer, from Latin potēre, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis — to drink.

empowerer (English): One who, or that which, empowers

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, empowers

Ancestry of “empowerer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishempowerTo give permission, power, or the legal right to...
2EnglishPowerA button of a computer, a video game console, or...
3Middle Englishpower—
4Anglo-Normanpoer—
5Latinpotēre—
6Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
7Latinpotisable, capable, possible
8Proto-Italicpotis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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