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Where does “potentiaalisesti” come from?

potentiaalisesti (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.

potentiaalisesti (Finnish): potentially

Definitions

  1. potentially

Ancestry of “potentiaalisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotentiaalinenpotential
2Finnishpotentiaalipotential
3Late Latinpotentialisforce, power
4Dutchpotentiaal—
5Germanpotenzial—
6Latinpotentialisforce, power
7LatinPotentia—
8Latinpotēns—
9Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
10Latinpotisable, capable, possible
11Proto-Italicpotis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
13Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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