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Where does “underpotential” come from?

underpotential (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.

underpotential (English): A potential that is greater than that predicted...

Definitions

  1. A potential that is greater than that predicted...

Ancestry of “underpotential”, step by step

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

Words derived from “underpotential”

  • underpotentially
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