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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

  1. feminine singular of omnipotent

Ancestry of “omnipotente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchomnipotentomnipotent
2Old Frenchomnipotentomnipotent
3Latinomnipotēns—
4Latinpotēns—
5Latinpossepresent active infinitive of possum  "to be able...
6Latinpotisable, capable, possible
7Proto-Italicpotis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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