Where does “pluripotent” come from?
Pluripotent derives from English potent, from Latin potens meaning "powerful," from Latin possum meaning "to be able," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- meaning "to fill."
pluripotent (English): Able to develop into more than one mature cell or...
Definitions
- Able to develop into more than one mature cell or...
Ancestry of “pluripotent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | potent | Possessing strength; Powerfully effective; Having... |
| 2 | Middle English | potent | staff, crutch |
| 3 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 4 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 5 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |