Where does “potenssifunktio” come from?
potenssifunktio (Finnish) comes from Finnish potenssi, from Swedish potens, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.
potenssifunktio (Finnish): power function
Definitions
- power function
Ancestry of “potenssifunktio”, step by step
potenssifunktio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish potenssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potenssi | potency; power |
| 2 | Swedish | potens | potential, power |
| 3 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 4 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 5 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 6 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Finnish funktio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | funktio | function |
| 2 | Latin | functiō | performance, execution (of a task) |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |