Where does “powering” come from?

Powering derives from the English present participle suffix -ing combined with power, which comes from Middle English pouer, from Old English power, ultimately from Latin potens meaning capable or powerful.

powering (English): present participle of power

Definitions

  1. present participle of power

Ancestry of “powering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpowerAbility to do or undergo something; Ability to...
2Middle Englishpoer
3Old Frenchpooircan; to be able to; power; ability; capability
4Latinpossoto be able
5Finnishpossupiggy, pig, piglet; a slovenly person; pork
6FinnishporsasA piglet; Pork; A pig in the sense of messy,...
7Proto-Finnicporcaspiglet
8Romanianporcpig (mammal of genus Sus), hog, swine
9Latinporcusa piglet, a young pig; a pig, hog; Short for...
10Proto-Italicporkospig
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpórḱospiglet
12Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós