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Where does “potentialization” come from?

potentialization (English) comes from English potentialize, from English potential, from Late Latin potentialis, from Dutch potentiaal, from German potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns — to drink.

potentialization (English): The process of potentializing

Definitions

  1. The process of potentializing

Ancestry of “potentialization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotentializeTo make or give something potential
2EnglishpotentialCurrently unrealized ability; The gravitational...
3Late Latinpotentialisforce, power
4Dutchpotentiaal—
5Germanpotenzial—
6Latinpotentialisforce, power
7LatinPotentia—
8Latinpotēns—
9Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
10Latinpotisable, capable, possible
11Proto-Italicpotis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
13Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →