Where does “powerviolence” come from?
powerviolence (English) comes from English Power, from Middle English power, from Anglo-Norman poer, from Latin potēre, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.
powerviolence (English): An extremely dissonant and fast subgenre of hardcore punk music, related to thrashcore and grindcore
Definitions
- An extremely dissonant and fast subgenre of hardcore punk music, related to thrashcore and grindcore
Ancestry of “powerviolence”, step by step
powerviolence traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Power
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Power | A button of a computer, a video game console, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | power | Ability, power or capability |
| 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 | master, in control of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English violence
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | violence | Extreme force; Action which causes destruction,... |
| 2 | Middle English | violence | Violence or an example of it; A harmful force of... |
| 3 | Old French | violence | violence; act of violence |
| 4 | Latin | violentia | violence; aggressiveness |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |