Where does “powerhouse” come from?
Powerhouse comes from English power and house, where power derives from Middle English pouer, from Old French povoir, from Latin potens meaning "able," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pótis meaning "master."
powerhouse (English): A power station; Any source of power, energy or...
Definitions
- A power station; Any source of power, energy or...
Ancestry of “powerhouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Power | A button of a computer, a video game console, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | power | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | poer | — |
| 4 | Latin | potēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 6 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | potis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |