Where does “potentiaalikuoppa” come from?
potentiaalikuoppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish potentiaalinen, from Finnish potentiaali, from Late Latin potentialis, from Dutch potentiaal, from German potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns — to drink.
potentiaalikuoppa (Finnish): potential well
Definitions
- potential well
Ancestry of “potentiaalikuoppa”, step by step
potentiaalikuoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish potentiaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | potentiaalinen | potential |
| 2 | Finnish | potentiaali | potential |
| 3 | Late Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 4 | Dutch | potentiaal | — |
| 5 | German | potenzial | potential |
| 6 | Latin | potentialis | force, power |
| 7 | Latin | Potentia | situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza |
| 8 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 9 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 10 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |