Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “potentiaali” come from?

potentiaali (Finnish) comes from Late Latin potentialis, from Dutch potentiaal, from German potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis — to drink.

potentiaali (Finnish): potential

Definitions

  1. potential

Ancestry of “potentiaali”, step by step

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

Words derived from “potentiaali”

  • sotapotentiaali
  • potentiaalinen
  • potentiaalisesti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →