Where does “equipotentiality” come from?
equipotentiality (English) comes from English potentiality, from English potential, from Late Latin potentialis, from Dutch potentiaal, from German potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns — to drink.
equipotentiality (English): The condition of being equipotential
Definitions
- The condition of being equipotential
Ancestry of “equipotentiality”, step by step
equipotentiality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English potentiality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | potentiality | The quality of being, or having potential; An... |
| 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 |
via English equi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | equi | — |