Where does “plenipotentiarily” come from?
plenipotentiarily (English) comes from English plenipotentiary, from Medieval Latin plenipotentiarius, from Classical Latin plēnipotēns, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.
plenipotentiarily (English): In a plenipotentiary manner
Definitions
- In a plenipotentiary manner
Ancestry of “plenipotentiarily”, step by step
plenipotentiarily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plenipotentiary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plenipotentiary | A person invested with full powers, especially as... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | plenipotentiarius | having full power |
| 3 | Classical Latin | plēnipotēns | — |
| 4 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 5 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 6 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |