Where does “vektoripotentiaali” come from?

vektoripotentiaali (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.

vektoripotentiaali (Finnish): vectorpotential

Definitions

  1. vectorpotential

Ancestry of “vektoripotentiaali”, step by step

vektoripotentiaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish potentiaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotentiaalipotential
2Late Latinpotentialisforce, power
3Dutchpotentiaal
4Germanpotenzialpotential
5Latinpotentialisforce, power
6LatinPotentiasituated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza
7Latinpotēnsbeing able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful
8Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
9Latinpotisable, capable, possible
10Proto-Italicpotismaster, in control of
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
12Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Finnish vektori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvektorivector
2Latinvectorbearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pótis
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