Where does “Elektrodenpotential” come from?

Elektrodenpotential (German) comes from German Potential, from German Potenzial, from Latin potentialis, from Latin Potentia, from Latin potēns, from Latin posse, from Latin potis, from Proto-Italic potis — to drink.

Elektrodenpotential (German): electrode potential

Definitions

  1. electrode potential

Ancestry of “Elektrodenpotential”, step by step

Elektrodenpotential traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Potential

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

via German Elektrode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElektrodeelectrode
2Englishelectrodethe terminal through which electric current...
3Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
4Proto-Hellenic*hodós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →