Where does “unempowered” come from?
unempowered (English) comes from English empowered, from English empower, from English Power, from Middle English power, from Anglo-Norman poer, from Latin potēre, from Latin posse, from Latin potis — to drink.
unempowered (English): Not empowered
Definitions
- Not empowered
Ancestry of “unempowered”, step by step
unempowered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English empowered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | empowered | Having been given the power to make choices... |
| 2 | English | empower | To give permission, power, or the legal right to... |
| 3 | English | Power | A button of a computer, a video game console, or... |
| 4 | Middle English | power | Ability, power or capability |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | poer | — |
| 6 | Latin | potēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 8 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |