Where does “unipotent” come from?

unipotent (English) comes from English potent, from Middle English potent, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis — to drink.

unipotent (English): Having the capacity to develop into only one type...

Definitions

  1. Having the capacity to develop into only one type...

Ancestry of “unipotent”, step by step

unipotent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English potent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotentPossessing strength; Powerfully effective; Having...
2Middle Englishpotentstaff, crutch
3Latinpotēnsbeing able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful
4Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
5Latinpotisable, capable, possible
6Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
8Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via English uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuniUniversity; Sea urchin eaten as sushi
2Japanese雲丹the food made from the roe of sea urchin,...

Words derived from “unipotent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →