Where does “potentiaaliteoria” come from?
potentiaaliteoria (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.
potentiaaliteoria (Finnish): potential theory
Definitions
- potential theory
Ancestry of “potentiaaliteoria”, step by step
potentiaaliteoria 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 |