Where does “tripotential” come from?

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

tripotential (English): The potential of a stem cell to develop into...

Definitions

  1. The potential of a stem cell to develop into...

Ancestry of “tripotential”, step by step

tripotential traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English potential

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotentialCurrently unrealized ability; The gravitational...
2Late Latinpotentialisforce, power
3Dutchpotentiaal
4Germanpotenzialpotential
5Latinpotentialisforce, power
6LatinPotentiasituated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza
7Latinpotēnsbeing able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful
8Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
9Latinpotisable, capable, possible
10Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
12Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-
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