Where does “omnipotente” come from?
omnipotente (French) comes from French omnipotent, from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.
omnipotente (French): feminine singular of omnipotent
Definitions
- feminine singular of omnipotent
Ancestry of “omnipotente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | omnipotent | omnipotent |
| 2 | Old French | omnipotent | omnipotent |
| 3 | Latin | omnipotēns | omnipotent, all-powerful, almighty |
| 4 | Latin | potēns | being able (to), able; potent, mighty, strong, powerful |
| 5 | Latin | posse | present active infinitive of possum "to be able... |
| 6 | Latin | potis | able, capable, possible |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | potis | master, in control of |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |