Where does “normaalipotentiaali” come from?
normaalipotentiaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish potentiaali, from Late Latin potentialis, from Dutch potentiaal, from German potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse — to drink.
normaalipotentiaali (Finnish): normal potential
Definitions
- normal potential
Ancestry of “normaalipotentiaali”, step by step
normaalipotentiaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish potentiaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potentiaali | potential |
| 2 | Late Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 3 | Dutch | potentiaal | — |
| 4 | German | potenzial | potential |
| 5 | Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 6 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 7 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 8 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 9 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Finnish normaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | normaali | normal |
| 2 | Latin | normālis | perpendicular, square, with right angles |
| 3 | Latin | nōrma | a carpenter’s square |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γνώμων | interpreter, discerner; carpenter's square;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γιγνώσκω | I am aware of; I perceive, observe, know, learn;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |